How many renters in Mexia, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mexia, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.0% (±14.9 points) of renting households in Mexia, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.0% (±14.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.6% (±10.2 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mexia

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mexia	Limestone County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.2% (±9.3 points)	18.8%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.8% (±7.7 points)	12.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.2% (±5.2 points)	11.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±6.1 points)	11.3%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.4% (±10.9 points)	11.7%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.6% (±10.2 points)	34.4%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mexia against Limestone County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mexia	Limestone County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.0% (±14.9 points)	46.1% (±10.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.6% (±10.2 points)	34.4% (±8.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±3.0 points)	28.3% (±4.0 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,494 (±$3,965)	$37,130 (±$9,443)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$887 (±$119)	$905 (±$56)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Mexia, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Limestone County (46.1%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Limestone County, Mexia ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 334 of 1,366.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mexia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mexia
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mexia	—	60.0% (±14.9 points)	—
Tehuacana	5.5 mi	0.0% (±96.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wortham	7.7 mi	40.9% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kirvin	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Groesbeck	11 mi	29.7% (±18.4 points)	Lower
Coolidge	11 mi	48.0% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different
Teague	12 mi	48.2% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
Streetman	16 mi	76.9% (±107.0 points)	Not measurably different
Richland	17 mi	63.6% (±88.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Groesbeck, TX (29.7%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Limestone County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mexia	60.0% (±14.9 points)
2	Coolidge	48.0% (±38.1 points)
3	Kosse	36.4% (±86.4 points)
4	Groesbeck	29.7% (±18.4 points)
5	Thornton	14.6% (±63.1 points)
6	Tehuacana	0.0% (±96.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mexia

Are renters in Mexia rent-burdened?

60.0% of renting households in Mexia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mexia spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mexia, TX spends 32.7% (±3.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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