What percentage of people rent in Sour Lake, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Sour Lake, TX, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Sour Lake, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 235 renting households against 563 that own their home.

In Sour Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 235 (±96)

Who rents and who owns in Sour Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sour Lake	Hardin County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±10.1 points)	17.7% (±2.2 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	235 (±96)	3,928 (±521)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	563 (±149)	18,294 (±533)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$47,450 (±$3,979)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,050 (±$19,238)	$90,458 (±$8,786)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Sour Lake, the renter share is higher than in Hardin County (17.7%).

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

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

In Hardin County, Sour Lake ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 590 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Sour Lake 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	29.1% (±8.5 points)	29.4% (±10.1 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$913 (±$175)	$1,286 (±$221)	+40.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,065 (±$10,246)	$73,241 (±$23,336)	+30.6%	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 Sour Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sour Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sour Lake	—	29.4% (±10.1 points)	—
Pinewood Estates	5.6 mi	1.0% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Nome	7.3 mi	23.8% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
China	7.8 mi	17.8% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bevil Oaks	8.0 mi	6.6% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Rose Hill Acres	13 mi	3.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Devers	13 mi	7.7% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Lumberton	14 mi	14.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Daisetta	14 mi	27.7% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pinewood Estates, TX (1.0%), Bevil Oaks, TX (6.6%), Rose Hill Acres, TX (3.0%).

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

Households that rent across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kountze	33.1% (±13.5 points)
2	Silsbee	32.4% (±7.9 points)
3	Sour Lake	29.4% (±10.1 points)
4	Lumberton	14.5% (±4.2 points)
5	Rose Hill Acres	3.0% (±4.9 points)
6	Pinewood Estates	1.0% (±2.1 points)

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 Sour Lake

How many renters are there in Sour Lake?

Sour Lake has an estimated 235 (±96) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sour Lake?

In Sour Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sour Lake?

A renting household in Sour Lake has 2.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 Sour Lake city, Texas (place:68828, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.