What percentage of people rent in Seabrook, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Seabrook, TX, 2020–2024
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33.7% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Seabrook, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,014 renting households against 3,967 that own their home.

In Seabrook, the share of households that rent went from 44.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.7% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 2,014 (±382)
Median renter income: $71,442 (±$18,430)

Who rents and who owns in Seabrook

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seabrook	Harris County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.7% (±5.7 points)	45.3% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,014 (±382)	795,727 (±6,574)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,967 (±408)	961,437 (±6,862)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,442 (±$18,430)	$51,599 (±$576)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$145,223 (±$41,761)	$104,763 (±$997)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Seabrook, the renter share is lower than in Harris County (45.3%).

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

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

In Harris County, Seabrook ranks 15 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 444 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Seabrook 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	44.1% (±5.0 points)	33.7% (±5.7 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,161 (±$92)	$1,476 (±$94)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$89,817 (±$10,979)	$102,726 (±$30,710)	+14.4%	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 Seabrook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seabrook
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Seabrook	—	33.7% (±5.7 points)	—
Shoreacres	2.5 mi	5.1% (±4.9 points)	Lower
El Lago	3.6 mi	20.5% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor Lake Village	4.1 mi	3.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Clear Lake Shores	4.3 mi	24.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Kemah	4.9 mi	46.3% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Morgan's Point	5.3 mi	24.4% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bacliff	5.9 mi	38.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
La Porte	6.1 mi	28.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shoreacres, TX (5.1%), Taylor Lake Village, TX (3.2%), Clear Lake Shores, TX (24.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kemah, TX (46.3%).

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

Households that rent across Harris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Southside Place	47.4% (±7.2 points)
10	Pasadena	45.5% (±1.9 points)
11	South Houston	44.6% (±6.3 points)
12	Aldine	38.1% (±8.4 points)
13	Cloverleaf	37.6% (±4.3 points)
14	Jacinto City	34.3% (±6.3 points)
15	Seabrook	33.7% (±5.7 points)
16	Crosby	32.7% (±19.4 points)
17	Hedwig Village	31.0% (±9.3 points)
18	Galena Park	29.3% (±6.1 points)
19	La Porte	28.9% (±4.0 points)
20	Channelview	27.8% (±4.8 points)
21	Spring	25.6% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Harris 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 Seabrook

How many renters are there in Seabrook?

Seabrook has an estimated 2,014 (±382) renting households, 33.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Seabrook?

In Seabrook, the share of households that rent went from 44.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Seabrook?

A renting household in Seabrook has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Seabrook?

The median renting household in Seabrook, TX has an income of $71,442 (±$18,430) a year, against $145,223 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 Seabrook city, Texas (place:66392, 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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