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29.93° N · 99.05° W · GEOID 4813828

Center Point

Kerr County, Texas · part of the Kerrville, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Center Point is home to 1,733 people. Median household income is $115,833 a year and median rent is $477 a month, 4.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $324,200, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$477
65% below the median place
Median household income
$115,833
44% above the median place
Median home value
$324,200
2% above the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
33% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Center Point

  • Between the 2021 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 17.6% a year while rent rose 2.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • The median rent takes only 4.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • 26% of homes stand vacant, more than in 93% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.97 people, larger than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 46 years old, older than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Center Point

Kerr County gains about 6.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,695
Moved out2,435
Net+260

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$87K
Leavers$70K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kerr County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kerr County report $87,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$19,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $477 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,767 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $324,200.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 10.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bright, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.4%
46% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people5
6.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.2%
38% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.4%46% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%38% below
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure6.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$87,21824% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$69,7871% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $477, 65% below the median place.

Center Point4.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$19,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
4.9%
76% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
5%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$110,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
26.1%
269% above the median place
Median year built1
1988
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
75.0%
13% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$47765% below
Rent to income14.9%76% below
Property tax rate11.0%5% above
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,15628% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$3,1035% below
Median home value1$324,2002% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure51.9%1% above
Homeownership175.0%13% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.0%11% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,7676% below
Vacant homes126.1%269% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$115,833
44% above the median place
Income per person1
$36,564
9% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$115,83344% above
Income per person1$36,5649% below
Unemployment1County figure3.3%33% below
Average annual pay4County figure$58,42011% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs4County figure19,74687% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.4%5% above
Mean commute1County figure22 min14% below
Works from home1County figure10.2%18% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 30.8%, 381% above the median place.

No health insurance1
30.8%
381% above the median place
High school or higher1
71.0%
23% below the median place
Median age1
46.0
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +19%
Homes with broadband87.5% −5%
Bachelor's or higher32.0% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7336646th largest
Median age146.018% above
Bachelor's or higher132.0%0% below
High school or higher171.0%23% below
Household size13.019% above
Born abroad1County figure7.7%13% below
No health insurance130.8%381% above
Homes with broadband187.5%5% below
05

Life in Center Point

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Woolls Building listed 2002

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.5 +13%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.5 +3%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.2 +21%
Shops40.9 +35%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.8 +28%
Child care centers0.7 −70%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students9
534
89% below the median place
Public schools9
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher9
11.9
23% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9367% below
Public school students953489% below
Students per teacher911.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure25.221% above
Shops per 10k6County figure40.935% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure5.432% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure25.828% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure0.770% below
Parks per 10k711.513% above
Playgrounds per 10k70.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k711.53% above
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 93°F, 7% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Center Point. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high10
93°F
7% above the median place
Average temperature10
66°F
19% above the median place
Annual precipitation10
28.9 in
34% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureCenter PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure93°F7% above
January average low10County figure35°F40% above
Average temperature10County figure66°F19% above
Annual precipitation10County figure28.9 in34% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure77.217% below
Hurricane risk11County figure62.012% below
Tornado risk11County figure78.93% below
Wildfire risk11County figure84.538% above
Heat wave risk11County figure67.425% below
08

Center Point in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$115,833 (2024)$151,500$128,000 to $179,500+4.6%
Median home value$324,200 (2024)$519,000$377,000 to $715,000+8.2%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Center Point

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Bright, IN$869$108,974Compare
Suncrest, WA$664$100,952Compare
New Baltimore, MI$1,039$106,033Compare
Mountain Top, PA$849$109,535Compare
Mountain Top, PANew Baltimore, MISuncrest, WABright, INCenter Point, TXCenter PointBrightSuncrestNew BaltimoreMountain TopCenter PointBrightSuncrestNew Baltimore

Common questions

Is Center Point a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2021 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 17.6% a year while rent rose 2.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. The median rent takes only 4.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Center Point expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 4.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $324,200.

What salary do you need to live in Center Point?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $19,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Center Point?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bright, IN, Suncrest, WA, New Baltimore, MI and Mountain Top, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Center Point with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Center Point itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/center-point-texas

Citytistics. “Center Point, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/center-point-texas/

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