Texas · Census place 02260
Alvarado city, TX
Quick answer
Alvarado city has 5,424 residents, ranking #402 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $71,296, the median home is worth $206,800 and median gross rent runs $854 a month.
- Population
- 5,424Alvarado city residents
- Median household income
- $71,296Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $854Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alvarado city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alvarado city median would spend about 14.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 64.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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