Killeen–Temple metropolitan area

Killeen–Temple is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 475,367.

Similar to how the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area of North Texas is often called the Metroplex, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex.

Counties

 * Bell (primarily)
 * Coryell
 * Lampasas

Places with more than 150,000 people

 * Killeen

Places with more than 75,000 people

 * Temple

Places with 20,000 to 75,000 people

 * Belton
 * Copperas Cove
 * Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood)
 * Harker Heights

Places with 1,000 to 20,000 people

 * Bartlett
 * Gatesville
 * Holland
 * Kempner
 * Lampasas
 * Little River-Academy
 * Morgan's Point Resort
 * Nolanville
 * Rogers
 * Salado
 * Troy

Places with less than 1,000 people

 * Evant
 * Lometa
 * Oglesby
 * South Mountain

Unincorporated places

 * Bee House
 * Bend (partial)
 * Ding Dong
 * Flat
 * Heidenheimer
 * Izoro
 * Jonesboro (partial)
 * Leon Junction
 * Moffat
 * Mound
 * Pendleton
 * Pidcoke
 * Prairie Dell
 * Purmela
 * White Hall

Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 475,367 people, 155,894 households, and 106,779 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 52.0% White (Non-Hispanic White 45.9%), 19.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 13.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.0% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,349 and the median income for a family was $40,386. Males had a median income of $27,529 versus $21,396 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,271.

Print
Both Killeen and Temple have their own newspapers, the Killeen Daily Herald and the Temple Daily Telegram.

TV
Television stations (shared with Waco) include:


 * KCEN-TV 6 (NBC)
 * KWTX-TV 10 (CBS/Telemundo)
 * KXXV 25 (ABC)
 * KWKT-TV 44 (Fox)
 * KNCT 46 (The CW)
 * KAKW-DT 62 (Univision) (O&O)

Radio

 * KTON 1330 (Simulcasts on 100.9 and 93.9 FM) (ESPN)
 * KTEM 1400 (Simulcast on 94.3 FM) (Talk)
 * KVLT 88.5 (K-Love)
 * KBDE 89.9 (American Family Radio)
 * KNCT-FM 91.3 (Easy listening)
 * KIIZ-FM 92.3 (Urban contemporary)
 * KMYB-LP 95.1 (Killeen Independent School District)
 * KJHV-LP 96.3 (LifeTalk Radio)
 * KWTX-FM 97.5 (Top 40)
 * KRGN-LP 98.5 (Gospel)
 * WACO-FM 99.9 (Country)
 * KLTD 101.7 (Spanish adult hits)
 * KSSM 103.1 (Urban adult contemporary)
 * KVBM-LP 104.7 (LifeTalk Radio) (Killeen) / KRYH-LP 104.7 (Three Angels Broadcasting Network) (Temple)
 * KUSJ 105.5 (Country)
 * KOOC 106.3 (Rhythmic contemporary)
 * KOOV 106.9 (EWTN)
 * KLFX 107.3 (Active rock)

Cable and satellite
For cable and satellite service, Killeen and Temple are served by Spectrum, DirecTV, Dish Network, and Grande Communications.