Kempner is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,235 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kempner is the 799th largest community in Texas. Kempner real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Kempner house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Kempner isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kempner are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kempner is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Kempner who work in office and administrative support (17.73%), sales jobs (10.28%), and management occupations (6.63%). Of important note, Kempner is also a city of artists. Kempner has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kempner’s character. A relatively large number of people in Kempner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Kempner’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kempner has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kempner a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Kempner does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Kempner has a very low overall level of education: only 9.10% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Kempner in 2022 was $29,541, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,164 for a family of four. However, Kempner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kempner is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kempner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kempner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kempner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kempner include Irish, German, Swedish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Kempner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
