What percentage of people rent in San Benito, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in San Benito, TX, 2020–2024
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34.0% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in San Benito, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,836 renting households against 5,515 that own their home.

In San Benito, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.0% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 2,836 (±509)
Median renter income: $23,858 (±$4,344)

Who rents and who owns in San Benito

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Benito	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.0% (±5.1 points)	34.8% (±1.0 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,836 (±509)	48,155 (±1,526)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,515 (±593)	90,278 (±1,475)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,858 (±$4,344)	$34,595 (±$1,664)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,158 (±$7,030)	$65,656 (±$2,134)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In San Benito, the renter share is not measurably different from Cameron County (34.8%).

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

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

In Cameron County, San Benito ranks 9 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 433 of 1,421.

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

How renting in San Benito 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	34.4% (±4.1 points)	34.0% (±5.1 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$703 (±$45)	$839 (±$109)	+19.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,460 (±$4,084)	$43,639 (±$4,426)	+58.9%	Up 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 San Benito

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Benito
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Benito	—	34.0% (±5.1 points)	—
Palmer (community)	4.4 mi	27.5% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rice Tracts	5.1 mi	0.0% (±13.3 points)	Lower
La Paloma	5.4 mi	16.0% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Harlingen	5.4 mi	43.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	6.6 mi	8.7% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Los Indios	7.9 mi	15.6% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Rio Hondo	8.2 mi	41.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Viejo	8.5 mi	34.3% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rice Tracts, TX (0.0%), La Paloma, TX (16.0%), Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX (8.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Harlingen, TX (43.9%).

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

Households that rent across Cameron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Rio Hondo	41.8% (±11.7 points)
4	Cameron Park	40.9% (±8.3 points)
5	Port Isabel	40.0% (±10.9 points)
6	Brownsville	38.3% (±1.5 points)
7	Los Fresnos	38.0% (±8.1 points)
8	Rancho Viejo	34.3% (±8.9 points)
9	San Benito	34.0% (±5.1 points)
10	Indian Lake	32.2% (±12.2 points)
11	South Padre Island	30.2% (±14.9 points)
12	La Feria	29.2% (±7.4 points)
13	Palmer (community)	27.5% (±26.9 points)
14	Primera	24.5% (±10.2 points)
15	Palm Valley	19.5% (±8.3 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Cameron County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 San Benito

How many renters are there in San Benito?

San Benito has an estimated 2,836 (±509) renting households, 34.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Benito?

In San Benito, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Benito?

A renting household in San Benito has 2.5 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Benito?

The median renting household in San Benito, TX has an income of $23,858 (±$4,344) a year, against $59,158 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 San Benito city, Texas (place:65036, 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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