Kempner is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,269 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kempner is the 799th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kempner is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kempner is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kempner who work in office and administrative support (18.67%), management occupations (12.34%), and sales jobs (7.44%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Kempner’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Kempner is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Kempner have a very low rate of college education: just 9.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Kempner in 2022 was $33,412, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,648 for a family of four. However, Kempner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kempner is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kempner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kempner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kempner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kempner include German, Irish, Scottish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Kempner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
