What percentage of people rent in Robert Lee, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Robert Lee, TX, 2020–2024
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44.9% (±12.9 points) of the occupied homes in Robert Lee, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 240 renting households against 295 that own their home.

In Robert Lee, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.9% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.9% (±12.9 points)
Renting households: 240 (±82)

Who rents and who owns in Robert Lee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Robert Lee	Coke County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.9% (±12.9 points)	28.9% (±6.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	240 (±82)	460 (±109)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	295 (±77)	1,134 (±113)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,217 (±$23,028)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$34,259 (±$4,408)	$48,594 (±$11,284)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Robert Lee, the renter share is higher than in Coke County (28.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Robert Lee 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	31.0% (±8.3 points)	44.9% (±12.9 points)	+13.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$567 (±$59)	$442 (±$273)	−22.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,658 (±$11,732)	$34,172 (±$6,934)	−25.2%	Down 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 Robert Lee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Robert Lee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Robert Lee	—	44.9% (±12.9 points)	—
Bronte	11 mi	36.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Blackwell	16 mi	29.1% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grape Creek	22 mi	24.6% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Miles	27 mi	30.4% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling City	30 mi	22.3% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Winters	31 mi	37.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
San Angelo	31 mi	38.8% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ballinger	33 mi	23.9% (±7.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grape Creek, TX (24.6%), Sterling City, TX (22.3%), Ballinger, TX (23.9%).

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

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 Robert Lee

How many renters are there in Robert Lee?

Robert Lee has an estimated 240 (±82) renting households, 44.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Robert Lee?

In Robert Lee, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.9% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Robert Lee?

A renting household in Robert Lee has 1.5 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned 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 Robert Lee city, Texas (place:62564, 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.