What percentage of people rent in Gilmer, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Gilmer, TX, 2020–2024
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43.7% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Gilmer, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 768 renting households against 991 that own their home.

In Gilmer, the share of households that rent went from 46.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.7% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 768 (±175)
Median renter income: $38,400 (±$17,514)

Who rents and who owns in Gilmer

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gilmer	Upshur County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.7% (±8.3 points)	19.3% (±2.2 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	768 (±175)	3,014 (±350)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	991 (±146)	12,569 (±417)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,400 (±$17,514)	$42,992 (±$6,864)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,125 (±$25,175)	$74,995 (±$5,194)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Gilmer, the renter share is higher than in Upshur County (19.3%).

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

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

In Upshur County, Gilmer ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 186 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Gilmer 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	46.5% (±7.5 points)	43.7% (±8.3 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$679 (±$112)	$986 (±$169)	+45.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,263 (±$5,603)	$44,316 (±$8,445)	+22.2%	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 Gilmer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gilmer
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gilmer	—	43.7% (±8.3 points)	—
Union Grove	11 mi	2.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
East Mountain	11 mi	34.6% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Warren City	13 mi	26.4% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Gladewater	13 mi	38.4% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clarksville City	14 mi	14.1% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Ore City	14 mi	26.4% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Big Sandy	14 mi	48.4% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Holly Lake Ranch	15 mi	5.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Grove, TX (2.9%), Clarksville City, TX (14.1%), Ore City, TX (26.4%).

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

Households that rent across Upshur County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Big Sandy	48.4% (±11.6 points)
2	Gilmer	43.7% (±8.3 points)
3	East Mountain	34.6% (±14.9 points)
4	Ore City	26.4% (±14.1 points)
5	Union Grove	2.9% (±4.5 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 Gilmer

How many renters are there in Gilmer?

Gilmer has an estimated 768 (±175) renting households, 43.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gilmer?

In Gilmer, the share of households that rent went from 46.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gilmer?

A renting household in Gilmer has 2.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gilmer?

The median renting household in Gilmer, TX has an income of $38,400 (±$17,514) a year, against $61,125 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 Gilmer city, Texas (place:29564, 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.