Keller, Texas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Keller, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • A
    Health Above average
  • A+
    Income Top grade
  • A+
    Education Top grade

Source: Map AI Methodology

Population

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 41,093 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 2232.6 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.05% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 42.9 35.9 37.3
Households 14,760 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Keller grew by 23.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 41,093 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Keller is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 26.7% of residents. That is 7.2 points above Texas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 51.5% of the people living in Keller and men 48.5%.

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Economy

Keller has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $164,747 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.75% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.5% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Keller is about 109% higher than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $680,517 $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $2,085 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 80.8% 62.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Keller is about 27.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $2,085 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Keller spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 228 hours, about 9.5 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 27.4 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 54.7 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 228 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $7,068 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 26.1% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 4,170 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 2,993 1,441 1,355

The average commute time in Keller is 27 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Texas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Keller has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 55.9% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.76 2.69 2.53

Health

Keller has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric Keller Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 81.0 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 9.2% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 12.2% 19.9% 19.0%

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Keller, TX Compared With Nearby Cities

Keller, TX is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities compared here, 41,093 residents against a local median of 33,103. The measure that sets Keller, TX apart most is median home price: $680,517, 131% above the local median of $294,716.

Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $164,747 against a local median of $97,487, 69% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is median household income, and at 69% above the local median it puts Keller, TX at the better end of the local range. The cities themselves spread $340,363 on median home price, so Keller, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Keller, TX has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Keller, TX 41,093 $164,747 #2/4 $680,517 #1/4 27.4 min #3/4
Watauga, TX 21,886 $92,733 $72,607 28.3 min
North Richland Hills, TX 71,246 $97,487 $412,970 25.3 min
Southlake, TX 33,103 $209,565 $294,716 23.9 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Keller, Texas.

How many people live in Keller, Texas?

About 41,093 people live in Keller, Texas, in 14,760 households of 2.8 people on average. The median age is 42.9, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 6 years.

Is Keller, Texas urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Keller, Texas has 2,233 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 26 times the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Keller, Texas?

The median home costs 4.1 times the median household income ($680,517 against $164,747), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $2,085 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Keller, Texas?

Unemployment in Keller, Texas is only 2.5%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How educated are people in Keller, Texas?

55.9% of adults in Keller, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 6 in 10), well above the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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