What percentage of people rent in South Alamo, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in South Alamo, TX, 2020–2024
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18.8% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in South Alamo, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 174 renting households against 753 that own their home.

In South Alamo, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (+11.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.8% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 174 (±76)
Median renter income: $33,250 (±$4,190)

Who rents and who owns in South Alamo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Alamo	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.8% (±7.9 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	174 (±76)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	753 (±172)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.8)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,250 (±$4,190)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$38,051 (±$17,179)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In South Alamo, the renter share is lower than in Hidalgo County (32.5%).

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

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

In Hidalgo County, South Alamo ranks 29 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 962 of 1,421.

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

How renting in South Alamo 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	7.5% (±10.1 points)	18.8% (±7.9 points)	+11.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$27,500 (±$23,758)	$33,875 (±$5,645)	+23.2%	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 South Alamo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Alamo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Alamo	—	18.8% (±7.9 points)	—
Alamo	2.1 mi	25.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
San Juan	3.8 mi	20.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Scissors	4.0 mi	15.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Donna	4.3 mi	42.5% (±5.5 points)	Higher
North Alamo	4.6 mi	28.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Midway South	5.4 mi	25.0% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pharr	5.4 mi	40.9% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Midway North	6.0 mi	13.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Donna, TX (42.5%), Pharr, TX (40.9%).

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

Households that rent across Hidalgo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	West Sharyland	20.6% (±22.0 points)
24	San Juan	20.2% (±3.4 points)
25	Hidalgo	19.8% (±4.4 points)
26	Palmhurst	19.7% (±9.5 points)
27	Murillo	19.1% (±9.4 points)
28	Mila Doce	18.9% (±8.2 points)
29	South Alamo	18.8% (±7.9 points)
30	Citrus City	18.5% (±14.7 points)
31	Doolittle	18.1% (±11.8 points)
32	Salida del Sol Estates	18.0% (±12.3 points)
33	Doffing	17.5% (±9.6 points)
34	La Villa	16.0% (±10.2 points)
35	Scissors	15.6% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Hidalgo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Alamo 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 South Alamo

How many renters are there in South Alamo?

South Alamo has an estimated 174 (±76) renting households, 18.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Alamo?

In South Alamo, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (+11.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Alamo?

A renting household in South Alamo has 2.8 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Alamo?

The median renting household in South Alamo, TX has an income of $33,250 (±$4,190) a year, against $38,051 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 South Alamo CDP, Texas (place:68846, 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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