Housing data for Rose City, TX
Rose City, TX has an estimated 391 residents and 235 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Orange County.
3.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 391 (±140)
- Housing units
- 235 (±88)
- Households that rent
- 3.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −16.3%
What stands out in Rose City
Households that rent: 3.0% (±2.8 points) in Rose City, lower than in Orange County (24.8%).
Median home value: $80,000 (±$28,580) in Rose City, lower than in Orange County ($173,400).
Median real estate taxes: $943 (±$535) in Rose City, lower than in Orange County ($2,152).
Median household income: $46,094 (±$19,444) in Rose City, lower than in Orange County ($72,104).
Housing in Rose City at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 3.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $46,094 median household income
- Home values: $80,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,286 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $943 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 40.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 54.5% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 28.6 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −16.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 10.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rose City against Orange County, its state and the nation
| Rose City | Orange County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 391 (±140) | 85,307 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 235 (±88) | 37,937 (±48) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 3.0% (±2.8 points) | 24.8% (±2.1 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,100 (±$38) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $46,094 (±$19,444) | $72,104 (±$2,537) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $80,000 (±$28,580) | $173,400 (±$7,758) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $943 (±$535) | $2,152 (±$129) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 40.4% (±16.5 points) | 45.9% (±2.8 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.6 minutes (±7.4) | 25.1 minutes (±1.1) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 69.5% (±24.1 points) | 90.6% (±1.2 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 53.4 years (±6.0) | 38.3 years (±0.4) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rose City covers 1.5 square miles of land, about 258 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rose City has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 467 (±204) | 391 (±140) | −16.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 261 (±62) | 235 (±88) | −10.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $75,500 (±$8,922) | $80,000 (±$28,580) | +6.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $46,250 (±$23,752) | $46,094 (±$19,444) | −0.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,031 (±$176) | $1,286 (±$254) | +24.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,172 (±$204) | $943 (±$535) | −19.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 20.6% (±12.4 points) | 3.0% (±2.8 points) | −17.6 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 30.2% (±30.3 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | −30.2 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 Rose City
In 2025, the Rose City Police Department reported 0 violent and 2,029 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Orange County, the departments that report recorded 214 violent and 881 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Rose City
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidor | 3.8 mi | $820 | $131,400 | 30.0% |
| Pine Forest | 4.8 mi | $1,069 | $155,600 | 9.7% |
| Beaumont | 5.9 mi | $1,121 | $166,400 | 44.7% |
| Central Gardens | 8.4 mi | $793 | $216,700 | 22.4% |
| Nederland | 9.9 mi | $1,400 | $208,300 | 27.3% |
| Beauxart Gardens | 10 mi | — | $171,600 | 4.1% |
| Rose Hill Acres | 10 mi | — | $214,000 | 3.0% |
| Port Neches | 11 mi | $1,095 | $253,200 | 29.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rose City, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $980 | $986 | $1,218 | $1,588 | $1,944 |
HUD income limits for Rose City, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,450 | $30,700 | $49,150 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,100 | $56,150 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,500 | $63,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,400 | $75,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,900 | $81,400 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,400 | $87,000 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,900 | $92,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,700.
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 Rose City
What is the median household income in Rose City?
The median household income in Rose City is $46,094 (±$19,444) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Rose City, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $80,000 (±$28,580) for owner-occupied homes in Rose City (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Rose City?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rose City, TX is $1,286 (±$254) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How many homes are in Rose City?
Rose City, TX has an estimated 235 (±88) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Rose City?
40.4% of homes in Rose City, TX were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Rose City?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Rose City, used by 54.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rose City growing?
In Rose City, the number of residents went from 467 in 2015–2019 to 391 in 2020–2024 (−16.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rose City city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Rose City Police Department (ORI TX1810800)
- 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 Rose City city, Texas (place:63200, 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 .