What percentage of people rent in Port Isabel, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Isabel, TX, 2020–2024
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40.0% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Port Isabel, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 826 renting households against 1,241 that own their home.

In Port Isabel, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.0% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 826 (±220)
Median renter income: $29,720 (±$4,566)

Who rents and who owns in Port Isabel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Isabel	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.0% (±10.9 points)	34.8% (±1.0 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	826 (±220)	48,155 (±1,526)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,241 (±311)	90,278 (±1,475)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,720 (±$4,566)	$34,595 (±$1,664)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,893 (±$19,037)	$65,656 (±$2,134)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Port Isabel, the renter share is not measurably different from Cameron County (34.8%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cameron County, Port Isabel ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 266 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Port Isabel 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	35.3% (±6.6 points)	40.0% (±10.9 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$724 (±$134)	$748 (±$57)	+3.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,598 (±$6,820)	$32,222 (±$25,587)	−1.2%	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 Port Isabel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Isabel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Isabel	—	40.0% (±10.9 points)	—
Laguna Vista	4.3 mi	15.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
South Padre Island	6.2 mi	30.2% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bayview	11 mi	6.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Brownsville	14 mi	38.3% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Los Fresnos	15 mi	38.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Laureles	16 mi	18.6% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Cameron Park	16 mi	40.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Point	16 mi	0.0% (±14.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laguna Vista, TX (15.6%), Bayview, TX (6.0%), Laureles, TX (18.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cameron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Santa Rosa	49.2% (±13.7 points)
2	Harlingen	43.9% (±2.5 points)
3	Rio Hondo	41.8% (±11.7 points)
4	Cameron Park	40.9% (±8.3 points)
5	Port Isabel	40.0% (±10.9 points)
6	Brownsville	38.3% (±1.5 points)
7	Los Fresnos	38.0% (±8.1 points)
8	Rancho Viejo	34.3% (±8.9 points)
9	San Benito	34.0% (±5.1 points)
10	Indian Lake	32.2% (±12.2 points)
11	South Padre Island	30.2% (±14.9 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Cameron 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 Port Isabel

How many renters are there in Port Isabel?

Port Isabel has an estimated 826 (±220) renting households, 40.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Isabel?

In Port Isabel, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Port Isabel?

A renting household in Port Isabel has 3.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Port Isabel?

The median renting household in Port Isabel, TX has an income of $29,720 (±$4,566) a year, against $64,893 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 Port Isabel city, Texas (place:58892, 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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