What percentage of people rent in Cross Plains, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Cross Plains, TX, 2020–2024
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37.1% (±11.9 points) of the occupied homes in Cross Plains, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 142 renting households against 241 that own their home.

In Cross Plains, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.1% (±11.9 points)
Renting households: 142 (±65)
Median renter income: $40,795 (±$16,672)

Who rents and who owns in Cross Plains

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cross Plains	Callahan County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.1% (±11.9 points)	19.1% (±3.8 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	142 (±65)	999 (±212)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	241 (±68)	4,240 (±265)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.9 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,795 (±$16,672)	$37,391 (±$16,793)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,188 (±$12,780)	$78,206 (±$6,138)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Cross Plains, the renter share is higher than in Callahan County (19.1%).

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

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

In Callahan County, Cross Plains ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 340 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Cross Plains 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	28.6% (±10.0 points)	37.1% (±11.9 points)	+8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$450 (±$169)	$720 (±$256)	+60.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,205 (±$6,191)	$47,292 (±$16,874)	+38.3%	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 Cross Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Plains
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cross Plains	—	37.1% (±11.9 points)	—
Rising Star	12 mi	42.7% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Putnam	17 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cisco	21 mi	32.8% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Brownwood	22 mi	19.4% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Carbon	22 mi	11.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Baird	23 mi	29.9% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Coleman	25 mi	27.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clyde	28 mi	26.2% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Brownwood, TX (19.4%), Carbon, TX (11.5%).

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

Households that rent across Callahan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cross Plains	37.1% (±11.9 points)
2	Baird	29.9% (±11.1 points)
3	Clyde	26.2% (±9.8 points)
4	Putnam	0.0% (±100.0 points)

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 Cross Plains

How many renters are there in Cross Plains?

Cross Plains has an estimated 142 (±65) renting households, 37.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cross Plains?

In Cross Plains, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cross Plains?

A renting household in Cross Plains has 2.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cross Plains?

The median renting household in Cross Plains, TX has an income of $40,795 (±$16,672) a year, against $64,188 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 Cross Plains town, Texas (place:17816, 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.