POPULATION
Population of Kerrville: 20,425 according to the 2000 Census; currently projected at 22,750
Population of Kerr County: 43,653 according to the 2000 Census; currently projected at 47,339

COST OF LIVING
According to HOMEFAIRCityReports™ (www.HomeFair.com), the cost of living index for Kerr County is 94.51%, which is 5.49% below the national average.

HOUSING
Median home price: (*Source: BestPlaces.net)

• The median home cost in Kerrville is $239,900.*
• Home appreciation the last year has been 6.86 percent.*
• Compared to the rest of the country, Kerrville's cost of living is 14.36% lower than the U.S. average.*
• Kerrville public schools spend $5,624 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058.* There are about 14 students per teacher in Kerrville.*

Total rental units: 3,541 (Source: RentSpeed.com)
Median rent: $541 (Source: RentSpeed.com)

TAXES
Local Sales tax rate is 8.25% which includes the state retail tax of 6.25%; a city retail sales tax rate of 1%; a Kerr County retail sales tax rate of .50% and a city of Kerrville sales tax rate of .50% for economic development.

Local/state tax rates (2008)

• Kerr County: .3592/$100 value
• City of Kerrville: .5500/$100 value
• Kerrville I.S.D.: $1.15/$100 value
• Lateral Roads/Flood Control: .0309/$100 value
• UGRA:  .0275/$100 value
• Headwaters GCD:  .0088/$100 value

Other taxing entities (2008) 

• City of Ingram:  .3285/$100 value
• Ingram I.S.D.:  $1.1186/$100 value
• Center Point I.S.D.:  $1.10/$100 value
• Hunt I.S.D.:  $1.04/$100 value

UTILITIES

Utility service providers:

• Electricity:  Kerrville Public Utility Board; Bandera Electric Co-Op; Central Texas Electric Co-op
• Natural Gas:  Atmos Energy
• Telephone/Internet/Cable: Windstream Communications; Time Warner Cable
• Water:  City of Kerrville; AquaTexas 

EDUCATION

Local public school districts:

• Kerrville Independent School District – 4A School district
• Ingram Independent School District – 3A School district
• Center Point Independent School District – 2A School district
• Hunt Independent School District – K-8th Grade

Local private schools:

• Notre Dame Catholic Grade School – Grades K-8th
• Holy Cross Lutheran School – Grades K-6th
• Our Lady of the Hills High School – 9th – 12th  

Higher education:

• Greater Kerrville Alamo Community College Center
• Schreiner University
• Texas Tech University-Hill Country campus, Fredericksburg
• University of Texas at San Antonio

EMPLOYMENT
The unemployment rate in Kerrville is 3.20 percent (U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is positive. Kerrville jobs have increased by 0.62 percent.*

Major employers

• Peterson Regional Medical Center
• South Texas Veterans Health Care System-Kerrville
• Kerrville State Hospital
• Kerrville Independent School District
• Mooney Airplane Company
• Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse
• H-E-B Grocery Store
• Wal-Mart Super Center
• James Avery Craftsman, Inc.
• Home Depot
• City of Kerrville
• Kerr County

WEATHER/CLIMATE
The climate is temperate, with 300 days of sunshine annually. Average temperatures range from 42 to 62 degrees in winter and 75 to 95 degrees in the summer. Average rainfall is 32.49 inches. Snowfall is rare.