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

Name: Rent burden in Mission, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.9% (±5.2 points) of renting households in Mission, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.9% (±5.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.5% (±4.0 points)
Median share of income: 27.6% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mission

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mission	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	20.4% (±4.8 points)	15.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.6% (±3.6 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±3.7 points)	12.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.5% (±2.8 points)	10.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±3.3 points)	7.9%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	34.5% (±4.0 points)	40.7%	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.

Mission against Hidalgo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mission	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.9% (±5.2 points)	48.6% (±2.3 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.5% (±4.0 points)	40.7% (±2.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.6% (±2.2 points)	29.3% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,313 (±$4,083)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$950 (±$26)	$957 (±$14)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Mission, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hidalgo County (48.6%).

It is also lower than in Texas (51.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Hidalgo County, Mission ranks 32 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 761 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 Mission

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mission
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mission	—	44.9% (±5.2 points)	—
Palmview South	3.3 mi	16.3% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Palmview	4.0 mi	53.6% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Palmhurst	4.2 mi	40.2% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Sharyland	4.8 mi	22.6% (±61.0 points)	Not measurably different
Granjeno	4.8 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
McAllen	5.1 mi	50.8% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Abram	5.4 mi	51.7% (±70.2 points)	Not measurably different
Perezville	5.6 mi	0.0% (±66.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Hidalgo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
26	Llano Grande	51.1% (±73.5 points)
27	McAllen	50.8% (±4.5 points)
28	Salida del Sol Estates	47.7% (±41.1 points)
29	Weslaco	47.5% (±8.2 points)
30	Edinburg	47.1% (±5.1 points)
31	Hidalgo	45.0% (±15.7 points)
32	Mission	44.9% (±5.2 points)
33	Midway South	42.9% (±43.0 points)
34	Pharr	42.7% (±5.4 points)
35	Palmhurst	40.2% (±48.7 points)
36	Scissors	40.0% (±50.2 points)
37	Alton	32.7% (±10.1 points)
38	Mila Doce	32.2% (±28.0 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in Hidalgo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mission

Are renters in Mission rent-burdened?

44.9% of renting households in Mission 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 Mission spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mission, TX spends 27.6% (±2.2 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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