What percentage of people rent in Seth Ward, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Seth Ward, TX, 2020–2024
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38.2% (±16.2 points) of the occupied homes in Seth Ward, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 213 renting households against 344 that own their home.

In Seth Ward, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.2% in 2020–2024 (+16.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.2% (±16.2 points)
Renting households: 213 (±108)
Median renter income: $53,798 (±$35,672)

Who rents and who owns in Seth Ward

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seth Ward	Hale County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.2% (±16.2 points)	39.5% (±3.5 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	213 (±108)	4,350 (±422)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	344 (±111)	6,674 (±375)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±1.3)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.0 (±0.9)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,798 (±$35,672)	$35,585 (±$4,190)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,500 (±$15,276)	$68,359 (±$4,595)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Seth Ward, the renter share is not measurably different from Hale County (39.5%).

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

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

In Hale County, Seth Ward ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 320 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Seth Ward 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	21.5% (±12.2 points)	38.2% (±16.2 points)	+16.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$643 (±$282)	$863 (±$135)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,438 (±$10,187)	$53,990 (±$7,497)	+52.4%	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 Seth Ward

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seth Ward
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Seth Ward	—	38.2% (±16.2 points)	—
Plainview	2.4 mi	47.4% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kress	11 mi	11.9% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Edmonson	12 mi	8.8% (±14.2 points)	Lower
Hale Center	14 mi	15.9% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Lockney	16 mi	19.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tulia	23 mi	43.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Petersburg	24 mi	35.0% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Olton	25 mi	33.2% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kress, TX (11.9%), Edmonson, TX (8.8%), Hale Center, TX (15.9%).

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

Households that rent across Hale County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plainview	47.4% (±5.0 points)
2	Seth Ward	38.2% (±16.2 points)
3	Petersburg	35.0% (±15.1 points)
4	Abernathy	22.9% (±7.2 points)
5	Hale Center	15.9% (±8.2 points)
6	Edmonson	8.8% (±14.2 points)

Seth Ward 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 Seth Ward

How many renters are there in Seth Ward?

Seth Ward has an estimated 213 (±108) renting households, 38.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Seth Ward?

In Seth Ward, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.2% in 2020–2024 (+16.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Seth Ward?

A renting household in Seth Ward has 3.9 people on average, against 4.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Seth Ward?

The median renting household in Seth Ward, TX has an income of $53,798 (±$35,672) a year, against $55,500 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 Seth Ward CDP, Texas (place:66848, 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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