Property Tax & Income in Kleberg County, Texas
Kleberg County has an effective property tax rate of 1.47%. On the median home value of $161,300, that's roughly $2,369 per year. Median household income is $61,292.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Kleberg County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.47% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $161,300 | — |
| State income tax3 | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| State sales tax3 | 8.20% combined | 8.20% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Kleberg County, TX
Homes in Kleberg County, Texas, are affordable by most standards, with a median value of $161,300. The trade-off shows up in the tax rate: at 1.469%, it sits well above Texas's 1.183% median and ranks 52nd among the state's 250 counties. That combination produces a median annual property tax bill of $2,369. Buyers weighing Kingsville and the county's other communities against elsewhere in Texas should factor in that higher rate, since it applies to whatever price they pay. Against household income, which runs a median of $61,292, the annual tax equals roughly four percent. Per-capita income of $26,395 is lower, so the burden varies by household. Compared with the national median effective rate of 0.794%, Kleberg County homeowners pay proportionally more, though the low entry price keeps total dollars smaller than in many pricier markets.