What percentage of people rent in Santa Fe, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Santa Fe, TX, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Santa Fe, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 877 renting households against 3,816 that own their home.

In Santa Fe, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 877 (±284)
Median renter income: $60,791 (±$23,998)

Who rents and who owns in Santa Fe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Fe	Galveston County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±5.6 points)	32.4% (±0.9 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	877 (±284)	45,522 (±1,300)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,816 (±359)	95,138 (±1,413)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,791 (±$23,998)	$50,905 (±$2,921)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,692 (±$14,725)	$111,467 (±$3,512)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Santa Fe, the renter share is lower than in Galveston County (32.4%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Galveston County, Santa Fe ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 965 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Santa Fe 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	21.6% (±4.9 points)	18.7% (±5.6 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$932 (±$258)	$1,240 (±$159)	+33.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,486 (±$9,506)	$99,190 (±$9,589)	+36.8%	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 Santa Fe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Fe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Santa Fe	—	18.7% (±5.6 points)	—
Dickinson	5.2 mi	28.2% (±3.9 points)	Higher
La Marque	6.6 mi	31.3% (±4.6 points)	Higher
League City	7.1 mi	25.3% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Hillcrest Village	7.3 mi	7.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Alvin	7.8 mi	39.1% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Hitchcock	9.2 mi	32.0% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Webster	10 mi	77.6% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Friendswood	10 mi	22.8% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillcrest Village, TX (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dickinson, TX (28.2%), La Marque, TX (31.3%), League City, TX (25.3%).

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

Households that rent across Galveston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Hitchcock	32.0% (±7.4 points)
6	La Marque	31.3% (±4.6 points)
7	Dickinson	28.2% (±3.9 points)
8	League City	25.3% (±2.0 points)
9	Clear Lake Shores	24.0% (±7.0 points)
10	Friendswood	22.8% (±3.7 points)
11	Santa Fe	18.7% (±5.6 points)
12	San Leon	12.2% (±5.6 points)
13	Bayou Vista	10.7% (±5.8 points)
14	Bolivar Peninsula	4.6% (±5.3 points)
15	Tiki Island	4.5% (±3.4 points)
16	Jamaica Beach	2.9% (±4.2 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Galveston 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 Santa Fe

How many renters are there in Santa Fe?

Santa Fe has an estimated 877 (±284) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Santa Fe?

In Santa Fe, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Santa Fe?

A renting household in Santa Fe has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Santa Fe?

The median renting household in Santa Fe, TX has an income of $60,791 (±$23,998) a year, against $104,692 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 Santa Fe city, Texas (place:65726, 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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