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

Name: Rent burden in Port Aransas, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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71.1% (±23.9 points) of renting households in Port Aransas, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

65.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 71.1% (±23.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 65.8% (±23.1 points)
Median share of income: 41.2% (±11.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Aransas

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Aransas	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	11.5% (±13.5 points)	11.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.3% (±15.1 points)	11.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.1% (±14.4 points)	11.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±13.7 points)	13.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.3% (±6.3 points)	8.9%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	65.8% (±23.1 points)	43.4%	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.

Port Aransas against Nueces County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Aransas	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	71.1% (±23.9 points)	52.3% (±2.4 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	65.8% (±23.1 points)	43.4% (±2.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.2% (±11.2 points)	31.3% (±1.2 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$56,667 (±$30,751)	$49,664 (±$2,928)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,294 (±$701)	$1,283 (±$28)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Port Aransas, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nueces County (52.3%).

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

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

In Nueces County, Port Aransas ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 176 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 Port Aransas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Aransas
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Aransas	—	71.1% (±23.9 points)	—
Aransas Pass	6.6 mi	43.2% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Corpus Christi	6.9 mi	52.0% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ingleside	8.0 mi	53.6% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ingleside on the Bay	8.1 mi	81.5% (±45.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gregory	14 mi	75.2% (±37.5 points)	Not measurably different
Portland	16 mi	51.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rockport	16 mi	55.0% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fulton	18 mi	50.4% (±47.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aransas Pass, TX (43.2%).

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 Nueces County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Driscoll	84.2% (±67.6 points)
2	Port Aransas	71.1% (±23.9 points)
3	Bishop	63.2% (±28.5 points)
4	Robstown	56.0% (±17.7 points)
5	Corpus Christi	52.0% (±2.4 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 Port Aransas

Are renters in Port Aransas rent-burdened?

71.1% of renting households in Port Aransas 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 Port Aransas spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Aransas, TX spends 41.2% (±11.2 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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