What percentage of people rent in Elsa, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Elsa, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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28.8% (±13.5 points) of the occupied homes in Elsa, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 569 renting households against 1,409 that own their home.

In Elsa, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.8% (±13.5 points)
Renting households: 569 (±308)
Median renter income: $13,328 (±$9,444)

Who rents and who owns in Elsa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elsa	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.8% (±13.5 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	569 (±308)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,409 (±305)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±1.0)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.4)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$13,328 (±$9,444)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,724 (±$38,506)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Elsa, the renter share is not measurably different from Hidalgo County (32.5%).

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

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

In Hidalgo County, Elsa ranks 11 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 603 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Elsa 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	29.4% (±8.9 points)	28.8% (±13.5 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$558 (±$218)	$767 (±$494)	+37.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,994 (±$6,597)	$42,439 (±$15,953)	+17.9%	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 Elsa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elsa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elsa	—	28.8% (±13.5 points)	—
Edcouch	1.9 mi	50.3% (±11.6 points)	Higher
La Blanca	2.2 mi	25.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
La Villa	4.1 mi	16.0% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
San Carlos	4.3 mi	29.8% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Olivarez	4.8 mi	7.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Monte Alto	5.4 mi	21.3% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mila Doce	5.6 mi	18.9% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Muniz	6.6 mi	8.5% (±14.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Olivarez, TX (7.9%), Muniz, TX (8.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edcouch, TX (50.3%).

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

Households that rent across Hidalgo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Weslaco	43.6% (±4.0 points)
6	Donna	42.5% (±5.5 points)
7	Pharr	40.9% (±2.7 points)
8	McAllen	40.5% (±1.7 points)
9	Mercedes	37.2% (±5.3 points)
10	San Carlos	29.8% (±10.6 points)
11	Elsa	28.8% (±13.5 points)
12	Mission	28.6% (±2.4 points)
13	North Alamo	28.2% (±13.7 points)
14	Progreso	26.1% (±11.2 points)
15	Palmview South	26.0% (±17.6 points)
16	Alamo	25.8% (±4.3 points)
17	La Blanca	25.2% (±12.3 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Hidalgo 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 Elsa

How many renters are there in Elsa?

Elsa has an estimated 569 (±308) renting households, 28.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elsa?

In Elsa, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elsa?

A renting household in Elsa has 2.6 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elsa?

The median renting household in Elsa, TX has an income of $13,328 (±$9,444) a year, against $65,724 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 Elsa city, Texas (place:24036, 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.