Kountze is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,131 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kountze is the 648th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Kountze isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kountze are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kountze is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kountze who work in management occupations (11.61%), healthcare (11.33%), and teaching (10.91%). Also of interest is that Kountze has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Kountze is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kountze, the average commute to work is 30.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Kountze 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 education level of Kountze citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.60% of adults 25 and older in Kountze have a college degree. The per capita income in Kountze in 2022 was $27,140, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,560 for a family of four. However, Kountze contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kountze is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kountze home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kountze residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kountze include German, Irish, English, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Kountze is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
