First United Methodist Church, Kingsville
120 N 4th St, Kingsville, TX 78363 · South District
Community mirror
Who lives in ZIP 78363— the mission field at the church's doorstep, from the Census and local schools.
What the neighborhood is telling you
- Children & youth are a large share of the neighborhood (24.1% under 18).
- Material need is significant — 29.8% live below the poverty line.
- A substantially Hispanic/Latino neighborhood (72.4%); consider language and cultural access.
- Elevated unemployment (7.8%).
Neighborhood (Census ACS 2023)
ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78363
| Total population | 28,820 |
| Median age | 28.7 |
| Median household income | $56,867 |
| Under 18 | 24.1% |
| 65 and over | 13.0% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 72.4% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 19.8% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 3.3% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Family households | 61.2% |
| Below poverty line | 29.8% |
| Unemployment | 7.8% |
Your church, for scale
Latest reported figures (Module 1)
| Professing members | 451 |
| Average worship attendance | 42 |
| Sunday reach vs. neighborhood | 0.15% |
Religious landscape (U.S. Religion Census 2020)
Kleberg County, Texas — county level (wider than the ZIP above)
62.6% of the county's 31,040 people are claimed by some congregation — meaning roughly 11,599 neighbors (37.4%) are connected to no congregation at all.
| Group | Congregations | Adherents | % of county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 8 | 12,827 | 41.3% |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 8 | 2,529 | 8.1% |
| Assemblies of God | 2 | 975 | 3.1% |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 592 | 1.9% |
| United Methodist Church | 3 | 592 | 1.9% |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 5 | 586 | 1.9% |
| All groups (42 congregations) | 19,441 | 62.6% |
† Decennial census of congregations (ASARB); adherents are congregation-reported, not survey identity. 2020 UMC figures predate the 2022–23 disaffiliation wave — read the UMC row as the pre-separation footprint.
Schools in the ZIP (TEA)
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Neighborhood figures are 5-year American Community Survey estimates for the ZCTA matching the church's ZIP. School figures are the most recent TEA export loaded.