KenedyTX
A town of 3,430. A typical home worth about $179K.
What makes Kenedy stand out
The 3 things Kenedy does most differently from other towns.
Kenedy’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kenedy. Another town gets a different order.
About one in eight working residents works right in Kenedy
Most working residents leave Kenedy for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (14%), Austin (5%) and Houston (5%). Half commute less than 56 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Kenedy home is worth about $179K
The typical Kenedy home is worth about $179,000, down 3.2% in a year, 40% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns
Kenedy beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Kenedy | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 29.9% | 19.1% |
2.3% of Kenedy is conserved land
0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Joe Gulley Park | 0.2 mi | 46 |
| 2. Escondido Creek Parkway | — | 17 |
Kenedy’s public schools outperform 18% of Texas districts
The public schools Kenedy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy El | PK–5 | 384 | C− |
| Kenedy Middle | 6–8 | 149 | C |
| Kenedy H S | 9–12 | 219 | B |
Less crime per resident than 23% of U.S. towns
Kenedy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Mild winters, hot summers
Kenedy has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
About Kenedy
City in Texas, United States
Kenedy is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States, named for Mifflin Kenedy, who bought 400,000 acres (1,600 km2) and wanted to develop a new town that would carry his name. The population was 3,473 at the 2020 census, up from 3,296 at the 2010 census.
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- Population
- 3,473
- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 266 ft
- ZIP code
- 78119
- Area code
- 830