How many renters in Bishop, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bishop, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.2% (±28.5 points) of renting households in Bishop, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 42.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.2% (±28.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.7% (±26.0 points)
Median share of income: 42.0% (±23.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bishop

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bishop	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	3.5% (±5.3 points)	11.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	30.8% (±28.3 points)	11.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.5% (±4.5 points)	11.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±21.8 points)	13.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±11.7 points)	8.9%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	54.7% (±26.0 points)	43.4%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bishop against Nueces County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bishop	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.2% (±28.5 points)	52.3% (±2.4 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.7% (±26.0 points)	43.4% (±2.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	42.0% (±23.6 points)	31.3% (±1.2 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,212 (±$12,224)	$49,664 (±$2,928)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$952 (±$193)	$1,283 (±$28)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Bishop, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nueces County (52.3%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Nueces County, Bishop ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 267 of 1,366.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bishop

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bishop
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bishop	—	63.2% (±28.5 points)	—
Kingsville	6.5 mi	48.3% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Driscoll	6.7 mi	84.2% (±67.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ricardo	12 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Robstown	16 mi	56.0% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ben Bolt	19 mi	84.4% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
Alice	20 mi	65.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Alegre	22 mi	0.0% (±79.3 points)	Not measurably different
Premont	25 mi	25.5% (±25.2 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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Nueces County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Driscoll	84.2% (±67.6 points)
2	Port Aransas	71.1% (±23.9 points)
3	Bishop	63.2% (±28.5 points)
4	Robstown	56.0% (±17.7 points)
5	Corpus Christi	52.0% (±2.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bishop

Are renters in Bishop rent-burdened?

63.2% of renting households in Bishop pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bishop spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bishop, TX spends 42.0% (±23.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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