What percentage of people rent in Big Lake, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Lake, TX, 2020–2024
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24.7% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Big Lake, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 210 renting households against 640 that own their home.

In Big Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.7% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 210 (±96)

Who rents and who owns in Big Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Lake	Reagan County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.7% (±10.2 points)	30.0% (±10.2 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	210 (±96)	310 (±110)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	640 (±119)	723 (±132)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.0)	2.7 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.6)	3.3 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$41,000 (±$17,856)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,308 (±$12,913)	$70,433 (±$15,285)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Big Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Reagan County (30.0%).

It is also lower than in Texas (37.4%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 744 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Big Lake 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	29.6% (±8.7 points)	24.7% (±10.2 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$885 (±$157)	$746 (±$441)	−15.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,868 (±$8,345)	$71,471 (±$14,023)	−4.5%	Down 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 Big Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Lake	—	24.7% (±10.2 points)	—
Rankin	29 mi	21.1% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Iraan	33 mi	25.9% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ozona	37 mi	23.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mertzon	38 mi	19.7% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
McCamey	46 mi	26.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling City	52 mi	22.3% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Crane	55 mi	22.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Eldorado	56 mi	16.4% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Big Lake

How many renters are there in Big Lake?

Big Lake has an estimated 210 (±96) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Lake?

In Big Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Lake?

A renting household in Big Lake has 3.4 people on average, against 3.6 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 Big Lake city, Texas (place:08212, 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.