What percentage of people rent in Fort Stockton, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Stockton, TX, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Stockton, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 969 renting households against 2,220 that own their home.

In Fort Stockton, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 969 (±223)
Median renter income: $43,633 (±$23,965)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Stockton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Stockton	Pecos County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±6.5 points)	28.0% (±4.8 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	969 (±223)	1,469 (±261)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,220 (±279)	3,769 (±272)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,633 (±$23,965)	$51,734 (±$26,826)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,711 (±$13,607)	$83,717 (±$10,871)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Fort Stockton, the renter share is not measurably different from Pecos County (28.0%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 560 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Fort Stockton 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	33.7% (±5.4 points)	30.4% (±6.5 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$829 (±$34)	$974 (±$103)	+17.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,009 (±$9,502)	$84,784 (±$17,322)	+92.7%	Up 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 Fort Stockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Stockton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Stockton	—	30.4% (±6.5 points)	—
Grandfalls	31 mi	10.5% (±8.9 points)	Lower
McCamey	43 mi	26.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Sandhill	46 mi	13.0% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Crane	47 mi	22.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pyote	47 mi	24.0% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wickett	47 mi	7.1% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Thorntonville	47 mi	13.7% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Barstow	50 mi	5.4% (±10.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grandfalls, TX (10.5%), Southwest Sandhill, TX (13.0%), Wickett, TX (7.1%).

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 Fort Stockton

How many renters are there in Fort Stockton?

Fort Stockton has an estimated 969 (±223) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Stockton?

In Fort Stockton, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Stockton?

A renting household in Fort Stockton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Stockton?

The median renting household in Fort Stockton, TX has an income of $43,633 (±$23,965) a year, against $93,711 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 Fort Stockton city, Texas (place:26808, 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.