What percentage of people rent in Rio Grande City, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Rio Grande City, TX, 2020–2024
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30.6% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Rio Grande City, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,385 renting households against 3,140 that own their home.

In Rio Grande City, the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.6% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 1,385 (±257)
Median renter income: $25,696 (±$5,233)

Who rents and who owns in Rio Grande City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio Grande City	Starr County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.6% (±5.4 points)	30.5% (±2.9 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,385 (±257)	5,837 (±602)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,140 (±343)	13,320 (±578)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.4)	3.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.3)	3.6 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,696 (±$5,233)	$21,055 (±$3,733)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,190 (±$7,279)	$45,902 (±$3,144)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Rio Grande City, the renter share is not measurably different from Starr County (30.5%).

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

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

In Starr County, Rio Grande City ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 553 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Rio Grande City 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	28.5% (±6.1 points)	30.6% (±5.4 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$643 (±$56)	$767 (±$63)	+19.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,084 (±$7,373)	$44,577 (±$7,194)	+34.7%	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 Rio Grande City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio Grande City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rio Grande City	—	30.6% (±5.4 points)	—
Las Lomas	3.1 mi	20.3% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mi Ranchito Estate	3.2 mi	17.4% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Escobares	8.8 mi	34.3% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Roma	12 mi	44.8% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Alto Bonito Heights	12 mi	2.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Mikes	13 mi	8.2% (±10.8 points)	Lower
La Grulla	13 mi	14.6% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Sullivan City	18 mi	12.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alto Bonito Heights, TX (2.3%), Mikes, TX (8.2%), La Grulla, TX (14.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Roma, TX (44.8%).

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

Households that rent across Starr County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Roma	44.8% (±8.1 points)
2	Escobares	34.3% (±11.3 points)
3	Rio Grande City	30.6% (±5.4 points)
4	Las Lomas	20.3% (±15.1 points)
5	Mi Ranchito Estate	17.4% (±20.1 points)
6	La Grulla	14.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Mikes	8.2% (±10.8 points)
8	Alto Bonito Heights	2.3% (±6.6 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 Rio Grande City

How many renters are there in Rio Grande City?

Rio Grande City has an estimated 1,385 (±257) renting households, 30.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rio Grande City?

In Rio Grande City, the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rio Grande City?

A renting household in Rio Grande City has 3.3 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rio Grande City?

The median renting household in Rio Grande City, TX has an income of $25,696 (±$5,233) a year, against $56,190 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 Rio Grande City city, Texas (place:62168, 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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