What is the median household income in Belterra, TX?

Name: Income and affordability in Belterra, TX, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Belterra, TX is $219,727 (±$24,820) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,845 a month would take about $113,800 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $219,727 (±$24,820)
Income to afford median rent: about $113,800

Income in Belterra against Hays County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belterra	Hays County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$219,727 (±$24,820)	$89,097 (±$2,532)	$78,476 (±$263)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$49,302 (±$3,948)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$219,896 (±$26,178)	$117,021 (±$3,443)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,845 (±$763)	$1,495 (±$39)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Belterra, median household income is higher than in Hays County ($89,097).

It is also higher than in Texas ($78,476).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Hays County, Belterra ranks 1 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 1,374.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Belterra

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $2,845 a month ($34,140 a year) needs an income of about $113,800 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Belterra

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belterra
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Belterra	—	$219,727 (±$24,820)	—
Bear Creek	2.7 mi	$121,000 (±$35,559)	Lower
Dripping Springs	6.5 mi	$109,364 (±$13,846)	Lower
Shady Hollow	7.4 mi	$170,217 (±$24,004)	Lower
Hays	8.1 mi	$70,625 (±$58,009)	Lower
Bee Cave	8.3 mi	$111,172 (±$29,020)	Lower
Barton Creek	9.5 mi	$203,947 (±$61,865)	Not measurably different
Manchaca	9.6 mi	$155,313 (±$68,691)	Not measurably different
San Leanna	10 mi	$64,087 (±$39,921)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bear Creek, TX ($121,000), Dripping Springs, TX ($109,364), Shady Hollow, TX ($170,217).

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

Median household income across Hays County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Belterra	$219,727 (±$24,820)
2	Mountain City	$128,929 (±$32,362)
3	Buda	$123,766 (±$7,555)
4	Bear Creek	$121,000 (±$35,559)
5	Dripping Springs	$109,364 (±$13,846)
6	Uhland	$92,238 (±$7,145)
7	Kyle	$90,323 (±$2,858)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Hays County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Belterra is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Belterra

What is the median household income in Belterra?

The median household income in Belterra is $219,727 (±$24,820) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Belterra?

About $113,800 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,845 a month.

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 Belterra CDP, Texas (place:07486, in state:48).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.