What percentage of people rent in Palmview, TX?

23.8% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Palmview, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,183 renting households against 3,783 that own their home.

In Palmview, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
23.8% (±6.1 points)
Renting households
1,183 (±327)
Median renter income
$31,979 (±$14,695)

Who rents and who owns in Palmview

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
PalmviewHidalgo CountyTexasUnited States
Renter-occupied share23.8% (±6.1 points)32.5% (±0.7 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households1,183 (±327)87,939 (±2,126)4,113,561 (±20,050)45,017,354
Owning households3,783 (±351)182,271 (±2,134)6,879,255 (±32,101)84,210,142
Average renter household size3.1 (±0.5)2.9 (±0.1)2.4 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size3.2 (±0.2)3.4 (±0.0)2.9 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$31,979 (±$14,695)$36,139 (±$1,434)$53,222 (±$285)$52,966
Median owner household income$51,436 (±$12,104)$64,957 (±$1,583)$100,555 (±$369)$100,009

In Palmview, 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, Palmview ranks 20 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 787 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Palmview has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent25.7% (±9.2 points)23.8% (±6.1 points)−1.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$713 (±$92)$678 (±$74)−4.9%Down after inflation
Median household income$29,419 (±$14,886)$43,963 (±$12,140)+49.4%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 Palmview

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palmview
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Palmview—23.8% (±6.1 points)—
Perezville1.6 mi6.6% (±7.6 points)Lower
Palmview South1.7 mi26.0% (±17.6 points)Not measurably different
Abram2.3 mi13.9% (±15.3 points)Not measurably different
Doffing3.2 mi17.5% (±9.6 points)Not measurably different
La Homa3.6 mi21.3% (±7.1 points)Not measurably different
West Sharyland3.8 mi20.6% (±22.0 points)Not measurably different
Penitas4.0 mi14.2% (±8.9 points)Not measurably different
Mission4.0 mi28.6% (±2.4 points)Not measurably different

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

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

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
14Progreso26.1% (±11.2 points)
15Palmview South26.0% (±17.6 points)
16Alamo25.8% (±4.3 points)
17La Blanca25.2% (±12.3 points)
18Midway South25.0% (±14.7 points)
19Lopezville24.0% (±15.1 points)
20Palmview23.8% (±6.1 points)
21 (tie)La Homa21.3% (±7.1 points)
21 (tie)Monte Alto21.3% (±17.2 points)
23West Sharyland20.6% (±22.0 points)
24San Juan20.2% (±3.4 points)
25Hidalgo19.8% (±4.4 points)
26Palmhurst19.7% (±9.5 points)

Showing 13 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 Palmview

How many renters are there in Palmview?

Palmview has an estimated 1,183 (±327) renting households, 23.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Palmview?

In Palmview, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Palmview?

A renting household in Palmview has 3.1 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Palmview?

The median renting household in Palmview, TX has an income of $31,979 (±$14,695) a year, against $51,436 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 Palmview city, Texas (place:54804, 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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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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