What percentage of people rent in La Joya, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in La Joya, TX, 2020–2024
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46.6% (±12.3 points) of the occupied homes in La Joya, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 679 renting households against 779 that own their home.

In La Joya, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 46.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.6% (±12.3 points)
Renting households: 679 (±228)
Median renter income: $40,822 (±$38,403)

Who rents and who owns in La Joya

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Joya	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.6% (±12.3 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	679 (±228)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	779 (±169)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.6)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,822 (±$38,403)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,569 (±$31,700)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In La Joya, the renter share is higher than in 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, La Joya ranks 3 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 1,421.

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

How renting in La Joya 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	41.0% (±14.0 points)	46.6% (±12.3 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$666 (±$87)	$884 (±$178)	+32.7%	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 Joya

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Joya
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Joya	—	46.6% (±12.3 points)	—
Penitas	2.3 mi	14.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Perezville	4.7 mi	6.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Salida del Sol Estates	5.0 mi	18.0% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Abram	5.1 mi	13.9% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Sullivan City	5.6 mi	12.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Doffing	5.8 mi	17.5% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Palmview	6.1 mi	23.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Palmview South	7.0 mi	26.0% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Penitas, TX (14.2%), Perezville, TX (6.6%), Salida del Sol Estates, TX (18.0%).

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
1	Edcouch	50.3% (±11.6 points)
2	Edinburg	46.7% (±3.0 points)
3	La Joya	46.6% (±12.3 points)
4	Alton	45.0% (±5.3 points)
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)

Showing 9 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 La Joya

How many renters are there in La Joya?

La Joya has an estimated 679 (±228) renting households, 46.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Joya?

In La Joya, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 46.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Joya?

A renting household in La Joya has 2.5 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Joya?

The median renting household in La Joya, TX has an income of $40,822 (±$38,403) a year, against $71,569 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 Joya city, Texas (place:40384, 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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