What percentage of people rent in Alto, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Alto, TX, 2020–2024
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45.2% (±16.1 points) of the occupied homes in Alto, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 185 renting households against 224 that own their home.

In Alto, the share of households that rent went from 60.8% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (−15.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.2% (±16.1 points)
Renting households: 185 (±89)

Who rents and who owns in Alto

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alto	Cherokee County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.2% (±16.1 points)	26.0% (±2.6 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	185 (±89)	4,732 (±506)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	224 (±101)	13,453 (±520)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.9)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.8)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,660 (±$3,572)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,903 (±$20,631)	$66,782 (±$5,113)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Alto, the renter share is higher than in Cherokee County (26.0%).

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

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

In Cherokee County, Alto ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 152 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Alto 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	60.8% (±11.4 points)	45.2% (±16.1 points)	−15.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$30,357 (±$15,770)	$61,688 (±$37,593)	+103.2%	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 Alto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alto
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alto	—	45.2% (±16.1 points)	—
Rusk	11 mi	36.1% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wells	13 mi	54.6% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Reklaw	16 mi	3.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Cushing	17 mi	16.8% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Gallatin	18 mi	26.4% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kennard	21 mi	38.5% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Summerfield	23 mi	24.0% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville	24 mi	39.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reklaw, TX (3.4%), Cushing, TX (16.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wells	54.6% (±20.5 points)
2	Alto	45.2% (±16.1 points)
3	Jacksonville	39.2% (±5.6 points)
4	Rusk	36.1% (±15.0 points)
5	Gallatin	26.4% (±19.6 points)
6	Shadybrook	24.1% (±10.8 points)
7	New Summerfield	24.0% (±14.6 points)
8	Cuney	6.1% (±9.1 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Cherokee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Alto

How many renters are there in Alto?

Alto has an estimated 185 (±89) renting households, 45.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alto?

In Alto, the share of households that rent went from 60.8% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (−15.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alto?

A renting household in Alto has 2.8 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned 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 Alto town, Texas (place:02188, 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.