What percentage of people rent in San Carlos, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in San Carlos, TX, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in San Carlos, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 288 renting households against 679 that own their home.

In San Carlos, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.8% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 288 (±98)
Median renter income: $19,919 (±$17,847)

Who rents and who owns in San Carlos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Carlos	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.8% (±10.6 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	288 (±98)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	679 (±233)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±1.0)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.3 (±0.7)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,919 (±$17,847)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,244 (±$35,501)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In San Carlos, the renter share is not measurably different from Hidalgo County (32.5%).

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

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

In Hidalgo County, San Carlos ranks 10 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 581 of 1,421.

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

How renting in San Carlos 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	19.2% (±12.9 points)	29.8% (±10.6 points)	+10.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$434 (±$153)	$711 (±$230)	+63.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,139 (±$9,069)	$49,132 (±$20,827)	+81.0%	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 San Carlos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Carlos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Carlos	—	29.8% (±10.6 points)	—
La Blanca	2.2 mi	25.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Muniz	3.1 mi	8.5% (±14.3 points)	Lower
César Chávez	3.2 mi	9.6% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Murillo	4.3 mi	19.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Elsa	4.3 mi	28.8% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Doolittle	5.5 mi	18.1% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Edinburg	5.8 mi	46.7% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Edcouch	6.2 mi	50.3% (±11.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Muniz, TX (8.5%), César Chávez, TX (9.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edinburg, TX (46.7%), Edcouch, TX (50.3%).

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

Households that rent across Hidalgo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Alton	45.0% (±5.3 points)
5	Weslaco	43.6% (±4.0 points)
6	Donna	42.5% (±5.5 points)
7	Pharr	40.9% (±2.7 points)
8	McAllen	40.5% (±1.7 points)
9	Mercedes	37.2% (±5.3 points)
10	San Carlos	29.8% (±10.6 points)
11	Elsa	28.8% (±13.5 points)
12	Mission	28.6% (±2.4 points)
13	North Alamo	28.2% (±13.7 points)
14	Progreso	26.1% (±11.2 points)
15	Palmview South	26.0% (±17.6 points)
16	Alamo	25.8% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Hidalgo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

San Carlos is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Carlos

How many renters are there in San Carlos?

San Carlos has an estimated 288 (±98) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Carlos?

In San Carlos, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Carlos?

A renting household in San Carlos has 2.7 people on average, against 4.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Carlos?

The median renting household in San Carlos, TX has an income of $19,919 (±$17,847) a year, against $62,244 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 Carlos CDP, Texas (place:65048, 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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