What percentage of people rent in Three Rivers, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Three Rivers, TX, 2020–2024
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52.5% (±11.9 points) of the occupied homes in Three Rivers, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 330 renting households against 299 that own their home.

In Three Rivers, the share of households that rent went from 38.5% in 2015–2019 to 52.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.5% (±11.9 points)
Renting households: 330 (±110)

Who rents and who owns in Three Rivers

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Three Rivers	Live Oak County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.5% (±11.9 points)	28.7% (±4.2 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	330 (±110)	1,249 (±210)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	299 (±95)	3,109 (±198)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,139 (±$11,965)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$69,351 (±$8,533)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Three Rivers, the renter share is higher than in Live Oak County (28.7%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Three Rivers 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	38.5% (±12.4 points)	52.5% (±11.9 points)	+14.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$315)	$968 (±$143)	+52.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,188 (±$9,915)	$46,705 (±$20,024)	+22.3%	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 Three Rivers

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Three Rivers
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Three Rivers	—	52.5% (±11.9 points)	—
George West	10 mi	37.5% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Beeville	26 mi	41.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Christine	29 mi	21.7% (±23.4 points)	Lower
Kenedy	31 mi	60.4% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside (San Patricio County)	32 mi	14.8% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Lake City	32 mi	18.2% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Skidmore	33 mi	22.6% (±24.2 points)	Lower
Karnes City	33 mi	29.5% (±12.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: George West, TX (37.5%), Christine, TX (21.7%), Lakeside (San Patricio County), TX (14.8%).

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

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 Three Rivers

How many renters are there in Three Rivers?

Three Rivers has an estimated 330 (±110) renting households, 52.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Three Rivers?

In Three Rivers, the share of households that rent went from 38.5% in 2015–2019 to 52.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Three Rivers?

A renting household in Three Rivers has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 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 Three Rivers city, Texas (place:72872, 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.