What percentage of people rent in Texas City, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Texas City, TX, 2020–2024
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43.5% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in Texas City, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,497 renting households against 12,348 that own their home.

In Texas City, the share of households that rent went from 43.9% in 2015–2019 to 43.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.5% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 9,497 (±791)
Median renter income: $53,280 (±$5,938)

Who rents and who owns in Texas City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Texas City	Galveston County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.5% (±3.1 points)	32.4% (±0.9 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,497 (±791)	45,522 (±1,300)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,348 (±786)	95,138 (±1,413)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,280 (±$5,938)	$50,905 (±$2,921)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,670 (±$8,369)	$111,467 (±$3,512)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Texas City, the renter share is higher than in Galveston County (32.4%).

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

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

In Galveston County, Texas City ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 191 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Texas City 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	43.9% (±2.1 points)	43.5% (±3.1 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$970 (±$27)	$1,307 (±$47)	+34.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$48,839 (±$3,171)	$68,776 (±$5,691)	+40.8%	Up 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 Texas City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Texas City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Texas City	—	43.5% (±3.1 points)	—
San Leon	4.9 mi	12.2% (±5.6 points)	Lower
La Marque	7.5 mi	31.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Bacliff	7.8 mi	38.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou Vista	8.0 mi	10.7% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Tiki Island	9.5 mi	4.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Dickinson	9.9 mi	28.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Kemah	10 mi	46.3% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clear Lake Shores	11 mi	24.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Leon, TX (12.2%), La Marque, TX (31.3%), Bayou Vista, TX (10.7%).

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

Households that rent across Galveston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Galveston	53.8% (±1.9 points)
2	Kemah	46.3% (±10.1 points)
3	Texas City	43.5% (±3.1 points)
4	Bacliff	38.2% (±8.6 points)
5	Hitchcock	32.0% (±7.4 points)
6	La Marque	31.3% (±4.6 points)
7	Dickinson	28.2% (±3.9 points)
8	League City	25.3% (±2.0 points)
9	Clear Lake Shores	24.0% (±7.0 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Galveston 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 Texas City

How many renters are there in Texas City?

Texas City has an estimated 9,497 (±791) renting households, 43.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Texas City?

In Texas City, the share of households that rent went from 43.9% in 2015–2019 to 43.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Texas City?

A renting household in Texas City has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Texas City?

The median renting household in Texas City, TX has an income of $53,280 (±$5,938) a year, against $81,670 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 Texas City city, Texas (place:72392, 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.