What percentage of people rent in Pharr, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Pharr, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.9% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Pharr, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,762 renting households against 14,115 that own their home.

In Pharr, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.9% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 9,762 (±725)
Median renter income: $42,432 (±$7,558)

Who rents and who owns in Pharr

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pharr	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.9% (±2.7 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,762 (±725)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,115 (±848)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.2)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,432 (±$7,558)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,674 (±$5,303)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Pharr, the renter share is higher than in Hidalgo County (32.5%).

It is also higher than in Texas (37.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Hidalgo County, Pharr ranks 7 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 251 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Pharr 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	39.7% (±2.4 points)	40.9% (±2.7 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$752 (±$36)	$1,037 (±$50)	+37.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$39,884 (±$2,966)	$52,814 (±$4,585)	+32.4%	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 Pharr

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pharr
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pharr	—	40.9% (±2.7 points)	—
San Juan	3.2 mi	20.2% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Alamo	4.9 mi	25.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Hidalgo	5.0 mi	19.8% (±4.4 points)	Lower
McAllen	5.3 mi	40.5% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Alamo	5.4 mi	18.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower
North Alamo	5.5 mi	28.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lopezville	6.2 mi	24.0% (±15.1 points)	Lower
Granjeno	7.0 mi	10.2% (±12.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Juan, TX (20.2%), Alamo, TX (25.8%), Hidalgo, TX (19.8%).

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)
10	San Carlos	29.8% (±10.6 points)
11	Elsa	28.8% (±13.5 points)
12	Mission	28.6% (±2.4 points)
13	North Alamo	28.2% (±13.7 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 Pharr

How many renters are there in Pharr?

Pharr has an estimated 9,762 (±725) renting households, 40.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pharr?

In Pharr, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pharr?

A renting household in Pharr has 3.3 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pharr?

The median renting household in Pharr, TX has an income of $42,432 (±$7,558) a year, against $63,674 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 Pharr city, Texas (place:57200, 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.