Cities / Texas / Temple

Temple, TX

89,602 people

Right Now

Weather

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Clear

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny, high 104°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Waco-Killeen)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 34.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

AUS

65 mi — Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Population & People

Population

89,602

Median age

33.8

Median household income

$68,204

Poverty rate

16.0%

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Bachelor's degree+

30.6%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

29.0%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$239,000

Median gross rent

$1,231/mo

Homeownership rate

52.32%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,233

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bell County, 9 mi from Temple), 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

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

126 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).