How long do people stay in their homes in Sour Lake, TX?

Name: How long people stay in Sour Lake, TX, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±7.4 points) of households in Sour Lake, TX moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

13.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 20.2% (±7.4 points)
Since before 2000: 13.4%

When households in Sour Lake moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sour Lake	Hardin County	Texas	United States
2023 or later	2.4% (±3.6 points)	3.0%	6.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	17.8% (±6.5 points)	15.8%	24.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	55.5% (±10.4 points)	42.5%	40.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	10.9% (±7.1 points)	19.7%	15.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	8.0% (±5.2 points)	11.1%	7.6%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	5.4% (±4.2 points)	8.0%	6.5%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Sour Lake, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Hardin County (18.8%).

It is also lower than in Texas (30.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sour Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sour Lake
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sour Lake	—	20.2% (±7.4 points)	—
Pinewood Estates	5.6 mi	5.9% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nome	7.3 mi	15.5% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
China	7.8 mi	14.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bevil Oaks	8.0 mi	16.8% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rose Hill Acres	13 mi	15.8% (±32.4 points)	Not measurably different
Devers	13 mi	6.8% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Lumberton	14 mi	21.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Daisetta	14 mi	34.8% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Devers, TX (6.8%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Kountze	24.9% (±11.4 points)
2	Silsbee	23.8% (±7.8 points)
3	Lumberton	21.4% (±5.1 points)
4	Sour Lake	20.2% (±7.4 points)
5	Rose Hill Acres	15.8% (±32.4 points)
6	Pinewood Estates	5.9% (±12.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sour Lake

How often do people move in Sour Lake?

20.2% of households in Sour Lake, TX moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sour Lake have?

13.4% of households in Sour Lake have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sour Lake city, Texas

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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