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Killeen, TX

Killeen-Temple, TX
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Killeen, TX

Killeen-Temple, TX
gross metro product
$17.3B
population
451.7K
median household income
$55,150
median home price
$173,000
cost of living
4% below nat'l avg
college attainment
24.6%
net migration
600 (year: 2018)
unemployment
3.8%
major industries
Defense, Education
job growth
-0.1% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Killeen is home to Fort Hood, one of the largest United States military installations in the world. The city's economy heavily depends on the post and the soldiers, and their families, stationed there. Killeen is also home to Vive Les Arts Theatre, a full-time arts organization which produces several main Stage and Children's Theatre shows each year. The city is also home to a branch of the Texas A&M University system, Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
On forbes lists
#113
In Cost of Doing Business
#106
In Job Growth
#160
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
-0.1% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
1.9%
Unemployment
3.8%
Median Household Income
$55,150
Household Income Growth
2%
High-Tech Employment
0.6%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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