What percentage of people rent in La Homa, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in La Homa, TX, 2020–2024
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21.3% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in La Homa, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 639 renting households against 2,365 that own their home.

In La Homa, the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.3% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 639 (±254)
Median renter income: $30,765 (±$10,681)

Who rents and who owns in La Homa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Homa	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.3% (±7.1 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	639 (±254)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,365 (±305)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.4)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,765 (±$10,681)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$42,694 (±$9,561)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In La Homa, the renter share is lower than in Hidalgo County (32.5%).

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

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

In Hidalgo County, La Homa ranks 21 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 880 of 1,421.

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

How renting in La Homa 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	14.1% (±5.1 points)	21.3% (±7.1 points)	+7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$669 (±$62)	$740 (±$127)	+10.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,563 (±$4,971)	$36,895 (±$9,226)	+16.9%	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 La Homa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Homa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Homa	—	21.3% (±7.1 points)	—
West Sharyland	1.2 mi	20.6% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Doffing	1.7 mi	17.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Alton	3.0 mi	45.0% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Palmview	3.6 mi	23.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Perezville	3.6 mi	6.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Citrus City	4.0 mi	18.5% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palmhurst	4.1 mi	19.7% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Palmview South	5.1 mi	26.0% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Perezville, TX (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Alton, TX (45.0%).

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
15	Palmview South	26.0% (±17.6 points)
16	Alamo	25.8% (±4.3 points)
17	La Blanca	25.2% (±12.3 points)
18	Midway South	25.0% (±14.7 points)
19	Lopezville	24.0% (±15.1 points)
20	Palmview	23.8% (±6.1 points)
21 (tie)	La Homa	21.3% (±7.1 points)
21 (tie)	Monte Alto	21.3% (±17.2 points)
23	West Sharyland	20.6% (±22.0 points)
24	San Juan	20.2% (±3.4 points)
25	Hidalgo	19.8% (±4.4 points)
26	Palmhurst	19.7% (±9.5 points)
27	Murillo	19.1% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Hidalgo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

La Homa is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 La Homa

How many renters are there in La Homa?

La Homa has an estimated 639 (±254) renting households, 21.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Homa?

In La Homa, the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Homa?

A renting household in La Homa has 3.6 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Homa?

The median renting household in La Homa, TX has an income of $30,765 (±$10,681) a year, against $42,694 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 La Homa CDP, Texas (place:40342, 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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