Housing data for Queen City, TX
Queen City, TX has an estimated 1,390 residents and 763 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Cass County.
38.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $774 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,390 (±268)
- Housing units
- 763 (±90)
- Households that rent
- 38.5%
- Median gross rent
- $774
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −15.5%
What stands out in Queen City
Households that rent: 38.5% (±9.5 points) in Queen City, higher than in Cass County (23.4%).
Working from home: 1.6% (±1.8 points) in Queen City, lower than in Cass County (6.4%).
Average commute: 16.2 minutes (±3.0) in Queen City, lower than in Cass County (25.7 minutes).
Median household income: $43,457 (±$3,967) in Queen City, lower than in Cass County ($53,813).
- Renters and owners in Queen City
- Commute and cars in Queen City
- Income and affordability in Queen City
Housing in Queen City at a glance
- Median rent: $774 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $730 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 54.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 38.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $43,457 median household income
- Home values: $116,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,125 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,229 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 52.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 55.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 10.4% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 66.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 16.2 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 72 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −15.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 30.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Queen City against Cass County, its state and the nation
| Queen City | Cass County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,390 (±268) | 28,568 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 763 (±90) | 13,993 (±32) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 38.5% (±9.5 points) | 23.4% (±3.2 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $774 (±$148) | $852 (±$76) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $43,457 (±$3,967) | $53,813 (±$4,921) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $116,300 (±$51,515) | $146,400 (±$13,000) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,229 (±$175) | $1,375 (±$86) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 55.9% (±13.2 points) | 49.2% (±3.9 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 16.2 minutes (±3.0) | 25.7 minutes (±2.0) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 78.0% (±7.4 points) | 79.9% (±2.7 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.0 years (±3.1) | 44.4 years (±0.5) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Queen City covers 3.5 square miles of land, about 392 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Queen City has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,644 (±223) | 1,390 (±268) | −15.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 834 (±115) | 763 (±90) | −8.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $594 (±$99) | $774 (±$148) | +30.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $82,400 (±$16,149) | $116,300 (±$51,515) | +41.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $44,196 (±$9,740) | $43,457 (±$3,967) | −1.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,135 (±$148) | $1,125 (±$468) | −0.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,459 (±$345) | $1,229 (±$175) | −15.8% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 46.1% (±9.6 points) | 38.5% (±9.5 points) | −7.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.4% (±4.4 points) | 10.4% (±11.2 points) | +7.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Queen City
In 2025, the Queen City Police Department reported 72 violent and 504 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Cass County, the departments that report recorded 151 violent and 455 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Queen City
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2.7 mi | $924 | $160,100 | 31.2% |
| Bloomburg | 5.5 mi | $850 | $63,300 | 19.4% |
| Domino | 8.2 mi | — | — | 42.9% |
| Douglassville | 12 mi | — | $114,300 | 13.8% |
| Rodessa | 15 mi | $644 | $60,000 | 27.3% |
| Linden | 15 mi | $580 | $131,300 | 41.7% |
| Redwater | 16 mi | $883 | $110,600 | 36.6% |
| Maud | 17 mi | $786 | $96,800 | 38.2% |
Places in Texas most like Queen City
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg | $777 | $119,200 | $44,308 | 45.0% |
| Mexia | $887 | $109,900 | $42,222 | 41.7% |
| Poteet | $734 | $119,200 | $48,750 | 35.1% |
| Hebbronville | $827 | $136,300 | $42,455 | 44.3% |
| Carthage | $797 | $164,200 | $51,250 | 35.6% |
| Pearsall | $948 | $106,700 | $49,198 | 45.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Queen City, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $771 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,461 |
HUD income limits for Queen City, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Cass County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $70,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Queen City
What is the average rent in Queen City, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Queen City is $774 (±$148) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Queen City?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Queen City, TX is $530 (±$349) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Queen City rent-burdened?
54.6% of renting households in Queen City pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Queen City?
Queen City has an estimated 242 (±75) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Queen City?
The median household income in Queen City is $43,457 (±$3,967) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Queen City, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $116,300 (±$51,515) for owner-occupied homes in Queen City (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Queen City growing?
In Queen City, the number of residents went from 1,644 in 2015–2019 to 1,390 in 2020–2024 (−15.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Queen City city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Cass County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Cass County, TX
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Queen City Police Department (ORI TX0340400)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Queen City city, Texas (place:60080, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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 .