Cities / Texas / Killeen

Killeen, TX

158,159 people

Right Now

Weather

92.8°F

Clear

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny, high 105°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Waco-Killeen)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 46.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

AUS

64 mi — Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Population & People

Population

158,159

Median age

30.3

Median household income

$60,977

Poverty rate

17.4%

Unemployment rate

8.3%

Bachelor's degree+

21.9%

Avg. commute

23 min

Hispanic or Latino

27.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$215,400

Median gross rent

$1,208/mo

Homeownership rate

49.45%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,233

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bell County, 16 mi from Killeen), 2026. Efficiency $983, 1BR $990, 2BR $1233, 3BR $1711, 4BR $2068. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

64 mi away

SAT

San Antonio International Airport

118 mi away

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

129 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).