What percentage of people rent in Premont, TX?

41.5% (±19.2 points) of the occupied homes in Premont, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 378 renting households against 532 that own their home.

In Premont, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+22.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
41.5% (±19.2 points)
Renting households
378 (±233)
Median renter income
$47,962 (±$34,255)

Who rents and who owns in Premont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
PremontJim Wells CountyTexasUnited States
Renter-occupied share41.5% (±19.2 points)31.5% (±3.6 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households378 (±233)4,189 (±532)4,113,561 (±20,050)45,017,354
Owning households532 (±162)9,090 (±472)6,879,255 (±32,101)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.7 (±1.2)2.6 (±0.2)2.4 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.6 (±0.6)3.0 (±0.1)2.9 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$47,962 (±$34,255)$26,973 (±$4,393)$53,222 (±$285)$52,966
Median owner household income$44,720 (±$7,628)$65,270 (±$4,867)$100,555 (±$369)$100,009

In Premont, the renter share is not measurably different from Jim Wells County (31.5%).

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

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

In Jim Wells County, Premont ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 232 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Premont has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent18.7% (±8.3 points)41.5% (±19.2 points)+22.8 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Median gross rent$815 (±$118)$781 (±$144)−4.2%Down after inflation
Median household income$47,879 (±$11,908)$47,728 (±$5,926)−0.3%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 Premont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Premont
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Premont—41.5% (±19.2 points)—
Falfurrias9.4 mi61.0% (±12.3 points)Not measurably different
Ricardo17 mi4.1% (±5.2 points)Lower
Kingsville19 mi55.8% (±3.9 points)Not measurably different
Ben Bolt21 mi24.2% (±12.7 points)Not measurably different
Benavides24 mi45.0% (±16.0 points)Not measurably different
Bishop25 mi20.0% (±9.1 points)Lower
Rancho Alegre26 mi11.3% (±18.0 points)Lower
Alice28 mi42.5% (±5.4 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ricardo, TX (4.1%), Bishop, TX (20.0%), Rancho Alegre, TX (11.3%).

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

Households that rent across Jim Wells County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Alice42.5% (±5.4 points)
2Premont41.5% (±19.2 points)
3Orange Grove39.1% (±13.8 points)
4Ben Bolt24.2% (±12.7 points)
5Rancho Alegre11.3% (±18.0 points)

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 Premont

How many renters are there in Premont?

Premont has an estimated 378 (±233) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Premont?

In Premont, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+22.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Premont?

A renting household in Premont has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Premont?

The median renting household in Premont, TX has an income of $47,962 (±$34,255) a year, against $44,720 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 Premont city, Texas (place:59384, 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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