2020 census As of the
2020 census, Kress had a population of 596. The median age was 38.8 years, 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.7 males age 18 and over. There were 236 households in Kress, of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.6% were married-couple households, 14.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 826 people, 272 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 291 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 58.84%
White, 3.27%
African American, 0.36%
Native American, 34.87% from
other races, and 2.66% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 61.26% of the population. There were 272 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were
married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.42. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,278, and the median income for a family was $31,618. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $18,333 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,305. About 15.1% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==