Moving to Temple, Texas

About Temple, Texas
Temple

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the city has a population of 82,073 according to the U.S. census, and is one of the two principal cities in Bell County.

Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas and is a principal city in the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area, which as of the 2020 Census had a population of 475,367. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin, 34 miles south of Waco and 27 miles east of Killeen.

The primary economic drivers are the extensive medical community (mostly due to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple) and goods distribution based on its central location between the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston metropolitan areas, and proximity to larger neighbors Austin and Waco.

Gender
Gender Temple Texas Country
Female 53.2% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Temple Texas Country
Less than $10,000 8.4% 6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.4% 8.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.2% 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6% 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.5% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5% 15.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.2% 7.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Temple Texas Country
< 9th Grade 6% 7% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 24% 25% 27.0%
Other College 24% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Temple Texas Country
White 51.8% 41.4% 60.1%
African American 14.5% 11.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.6% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 28.9% 39.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity