Temple

Population & Demographics

Temple, TX

Temple is home to 89,602 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,975 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
89,602
people
Population

89,602 residents

Median age 33.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Temple population & demographics

Who lives in Temple — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
89,602
Median age
33.8yrs
Median household income
$68,204
Median home value
$239,000
Median gross rent
$1,231/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.6%
Poverty rate
16.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Temple

How Temple breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White51.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.0%
Black12.1%
Two or more races5.1%
Asian2.0%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Temple

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Temple.

Temple at a glance
Employed Residents
37,975
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
33.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
42.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Austin
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Temple proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Temple commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

70 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Temple

37,975 commutes, one dot at a time

Temple

Where 37,975 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Temple, by worker count.

1Temple0.0 mi16,055
2Austin59.3 mi2,714
3Belton6.4 mi2,665
4Waco33.7 mi1,433
5Killeen21.6 mi1,167
6San Antonio131.9 mi866
7Houston149.3 mi763
8Dallas122.4 mi645

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Temple.

1Temple0.0 mi16,055
2Killeen21.6 mi5,024
3Belton6.4 mi2,198
4Austin59.3 mi1,412
5Harker Heights17.0 mi1,167
6Waco33.7 mi1,118
7Copperas Cove31.8 mi789
8Morgan’s Point Resort6.5 mi786

Top industries

The sectors that employ Temple’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance35.7%
MFManufacturing9.5%
RTRetail Trade9.2%
WSWholesale Trade7.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.8%
EDEducational Services4.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Temple

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Temple

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