Kleberg County, Texas

County Distress Index: Serious · 75.5 | 30,069 people · 11th most distressed in Texas

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Kleberg County, TX shows significant household financial distress with a score of 75.5 — 57th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Texas, it ranks 11th of 254 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Kleberg County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 87.3 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 87.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 84
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 96
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 68
Homeownership Rate 97
Rent-to-Income Ratio 91
Income & Poverty 86.4
Poverty Rate 91
Income vs. State Median 79
Child Poverty Rate 89
Employment & Wages 73.5
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 74
Business Formation Rate 85
Debt & Delinquency 72.8
Debt in Collections 98
Medical Debt 92
Student Loan Delinquency 87
Auto Loan Delinquency 90
Credit Card Delinquency 62
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 7
Community Vulnerability 57.7
Uninsured Rate 93
Disability Rate 23

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Kleberg County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Kleberg County
Kleberg County, TX 75.5 Serious
Jim Wells County, TX 78.1 Serious +2.6
Brooks County, TX 76.2 Serious +0.7
Nueces County, TX 70.1 Serious -5.4
Kenedy County, TX 54.7 Elevated -20.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Kleberg County
Anson County, NC 75.5 Serious +0.0
Cibola County, NM 75.5 Serious -0.0
Cocke County, TN 75.6 Serious +0.0
Crisp County, GA 75.4 Serious -0.1
Luna County, NM 75.4 Serious -0.1

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