Kermit, Texas

Population

Down 3.5% since 2020.

6,019

people, the 345th-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

6 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

58.1%

of 1,554 jobs located in Kermit are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 98% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,071

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $455.

A $455 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Winkler County.

• $678 Tract 9504
• $1,133 Tract 9502

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,165–$1,747

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,071 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 2 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 88% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.6% to the 2,563 homes here.

4–16

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 47% less than Texas's.

$151,600

median home value in Kermit.

• $151,600 Kermit
• $283,800 Texas
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year