What percentage of people rent in Emory, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Emory, TX, 2020–2024
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52.1% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Emory, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 221 renting households against 203 that own their home.

In Emory, the share of households that rent went from 45.5% in 2015–2019 to 52.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.1% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 221 (±78)
Median renter income: $36,250 (±$11,924)

Who rents and who owns in Emory

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Emory	Rains County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.1% (±10.8 points)	17.4% (±3.3 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	221 (±78)	846 (±178)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	203 (±74)	4,010 (±234)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.7)	2.9 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,250 (±$11,924)	$43,521 (±$3,639)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$36,563 (±$13,298)	$67,984 (±$3,025)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Emory, the renter share is higher than in Rains County (17.4%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Rains County, Emory ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 69 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Emory 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	45.5% (±9.3 points)	52.1% (±10.8 points)	+6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$761 (±$112)	$940 (±$126)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,104 (±$9,717)	$36,500 (±$8,724)	−19.1%	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 Emory

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Emory
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Emory	—	52.1% (±10.8 points)	—
Point	7.0 mi	45.8% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Tawakoni	9.9 mi	15.5% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Alba	10.0 mi	22.5% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Yantis	12 mi	45.1% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Oak	13 mi	22.6% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Fruitvale	13 mi	24.7% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Grand Saline	14 mi	25.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Edgewood	15 mi	37.7% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Tawakoni, TX (15.5%), Alba, TX (22.5%), Lone Oak, TX (22.6%).

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

Households that rent across Rains County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Emory	52.1% (±10.8 points)
2	Point	45.8% (±14.2 points)
3	East Tawakoni	15.5% (±6.6 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 Emory

How many renters are there in Emory?

Emory has an estimated 221 (±78) renting households, 52.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Emory?

In Emory, the share of households that rent went from 45.5% in 2015–2019 to 52.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Emory?

A renting household in Emory has 3.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Emory?

The median renting household in Emory, TX has an income of $36,250 (±$11,924) a year, against $36,563 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 Emory city, Texas (place:24216, 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.