Killeen, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Killeen, TX: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 134,151. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KILLEEN-TX · Killeen, TX 4 ZIPs · 134,151 pop · #18874/25278 · Bell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,710
  • RANK-LOWER #18874/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Fort Hood
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 46% owners
  • POP-MID 134,151
  • SPREAD-WIDE 76541→76542
  • HOME-LOW $185,075

Nearest income peer: Fort Hood, TX (+ $5,136 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Killeen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Killeen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Killeen, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
134,151
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,710
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,710 and poverty 19.0% concentrate in 76549.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (45.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,230 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Texas, Ravenna is the closest lower-income city and Kingsland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Killeen.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Killeen differ

Killeen's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $37,349 in ZIP 76541 to $74,055 in ZIP 76542, while home values span $116,300 in 76541 to $244,000 in 76542. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.0×

76541 to 76542

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.1×

76541 to 76542

Poverty-rate spread
13.7 points

76542 to 76541

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Killeen residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Killeen: the largest, 76549, is only about 33% of 134,151 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Killeen's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 1,993 establishments, 26,113 employees , annual payroll $1,044,670k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 76542 (660 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (377) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Killeen, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Bell County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Killeen. See the Bell County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Bell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Killeen, Temple, Belton and Fort Hood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Salado marks the far end of that range at $111,863, 94% above Killeen.

Side-by-side: Compare 76549 vs 76542 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
76549 44,490 $70,871 358 224
76542 40,025 $74,055 660 192
76543 30,430 $48,564 502 242
76541 19,206 $37,349 473 1,569

Killeen roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Killeen, .