Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area

The Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in Central Texas that covers three counties - Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 330,714 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 379,231).

In a reference to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas, locals sometimes refer to this area as the Centroplex.

Counties

 * Bell
 * Coryell
 * Lampasas

Places with more than 50,000 people

 * Killeen
 * Temple

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 people

 * Belton
 * Copperas Cove
 * Fort Hood
 * Gatesville
 * Harker Heights

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people

 * Bartlett
 * 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 2000, there were 330,714 people, 112,111 households, and 82,648 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 65.09% White, 19.81% African American, 0.76% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 7.91% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.66% 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.