Killeen–Temple is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2025 census estimates, the MSA had a population of 511,497.
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 CountySeat2025 estimate2020 CensusChangeAreaDensityBellBeltonCoryellGatesvilleLampasasLampasasTotal
Communities The following are cities, towns, and villages categorized based on the United States Census Bureau 2025 population estimates. No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 Census population.
Principal Cities Killeen (161,883) Temple (98,412)
Places with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants Copperas Cove (40,118) Harker Heights (35,195) Fort Hood* (28,295) Belton (25,964)
Places with 1,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
Gatesville (16,422) Lampasas (7,988) Nolanville (7,983) McGregor (partial) (6,405) Morgan's Point Resort (4,746) Troy (3,585) Salado (2,565) Little River-Academy (2,020) Bartlett (partial) (1,678) Kempner (1,297) Holland (1,188) Rogers (1,101)
Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants
Pendleton* (845) Lometa (794) Evant (partial) (467) Oglesby (445) South Mountain (409) Mound* (174) Flat* (157)
Unincorporated places
Bee House Bend (partial) Ding Dong Heidenheimer Izoro Jonesboro (partial) Leon Junction Moffat 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.
Media 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.
See also List of cities in Texas Texas census statistical areas List of Texas metropolitan areas Texas Triangle
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