What percentage of people rent in Alpine, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Alpine, TX, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Alpine, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,119 renting households against 2,144 that own their home.

In Alpine, the share of households that rent went from 45.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.3% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 1,119 (±273)
Median renter income: $35,829 (±$12,052)

Who rents and who owns in Alpine

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alpine	Brewster County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.3% (±7.8 points)	37.5% (±5.6 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,119 (±273)	1,857 (±292)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,144 (±280)	3,094 (±284)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,829 (±$12,052)	$46,034 (±$6,871)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,000 (±$27,769)	$78,869 (±$19,187)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Alpine, the renter share is not measurably different from Brewster County (37.5%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 416 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Alpine has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	45.1% (±6.9 points)	34.3% (±7.8 points)	−10.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$693 (±$40)	$891 (±$188)	+28.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,488 (±$2,874)	$60,139 (±$17,770)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Alpine

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alpine
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alpine	—	34.3% (±7.8 points)	—
Marfa	22 mi	24.8% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Balmorhea	43 mi	47.4% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Valentine	52 mi	0.0% (±54.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Stockton	59 mi	30.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Toyah	66 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Presidio	70 mi	23.9% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pecos	71 mi	29.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Barstow	77 mi	5.4% (±10.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barstow, TX (5.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alpine

How many renters are there in Alpine?

Alpine has an estimated 1,119 (±273) renting households, 34.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alpine?

In Alpine, the share of households that rent went from 45.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Alpine?

A renting household in Alpine has 1.5 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alpine?

The median renting household in Alpine, TX has an income of $35,829 (±$12,052) a year, against $85,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Alpine city, Texas (place:02104, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.