Housing data for Matador, TX

Matador, TX has an estimated 745 residents and 435 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Motley County.

27.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $584 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
745 (±144)
Housing units
435 (±70)
Households that rent
27.6%
Median gross rent
$584
Residents since 2015–2019
−6.8%

Housing in Matador at a glance

  • Median rent: $584 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $514 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 17.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 27.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $69,500 median household income
  • Home values: $87,600 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,185 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,466 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 54.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 85.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 60.5% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 14.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −6.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 41.2% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Matador against Motley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MatadorMotley CountyTexasUnited States
Residents745 (±144)1,183 (±136)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units435 (±70)734 (±74)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent27.6% (±12.5 points)23.5% (±9.5 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$584 (±$137)$675 (±$211)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$69,500 (±$11,602)$61,154 (±$11,948)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value$87,600 (±$27,138)$88,000 (±$22,999)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,466 (±$598)$904 (±$451)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198085.1% (±18.8 points)79.6% (±13.1 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute14.4 minutes (±5.1)16.9 minutes (±3.8)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband81.5% (±9.5 points)79.8% (±7.5 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents44.6 years (±12.9)52.3 years (±6.1)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Matador covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 571 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Matador has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents799 (±151)745 (±144)−6.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units401 (±53)435 (±70)+8.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$629 (±$36)$584 (±$137)−7.2%Down after inflation
Median home value$58,000 (±$8,582)$87,600 (±$27,138)+51.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$46,250 (±$20,099)$69,500 (±$11,602)+50.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$848 (±$55)$1,185 (±$161)+39.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$696 (±$223)$1,466 (±$598)+110.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent31.3% (±12.0 points)27.6% (±12.5 points)−3.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±35.9 points)0.0% (±41.4 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Motley County

Matador has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Motley County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Motley County recorded 200 violent and 1,201 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Matador

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Roaring Springs8.3 mi$862$52,50025.6%
Turkey27 mi$554$99,30023.4%
Dickens27 mi—$47,80014.0%
Quitaque28 mi$693$69,20017.9%
Floydada30 mi$664$89,70031.5%
Paducah30 mi$256$49,00019.4%
Crosbyton35 mi$512$59,20042.5%
Lockney36 mi$718$82,60019.6%

Places in Texas most like Matador

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
O'Donnell$646$67,600$59,28619.0%
Floydada$664$89,700$52,82631.5%
Quanah$666$71,100$51,16126.8%
Lockney$718$82,600$54,69819.6%
Munday$481$79,500$56,40622.8%
Sudan$687$100,400$70,62524.6%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Matador, fiscal year 2027

Motley County, TX, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$771$807$1,014$1,314$1,461

HUD income limits for Matador, fiscal year 2026

Motley County, TX, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,600$29,300$46,900
2 people$21,640$33,500$53,600
3 people$27,320$37,700$60,300
4 people$33,000$41,850$66,950
5 people$38,680$45,200$72,350
6 people$44,360$48,550$77,700
7 people$50,040$51,900$83,050
8 people$55,250$55,250$88,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Motley County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $74,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Matador

How many renters are there in Matador?

Matador has an estimated 79 (±42) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Matador?

The median household income in Matador is $69,500 (±$11,602) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Matador, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $87,600 (±$27,138) for owner-occupied homes in Matador (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Matador?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Matador, TX is $1,185 (±$161) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Matador?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Matador, TX is $1,466 (±$598) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Matador?

Matador, TX has an estimated 435 (±70) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Matador growing?

In Matador, the number of residents went from 799 in 2015–2019 to 745 in 2020–2024 (−6.8%), not a measurable change.

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) for Matador town, Texas (place:47004, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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