Texas · Census place 02272
Alvin city, TX
Quick answer
Alvin city has 27,700 residents, ranking #122 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $68,769, the median home is worth $212,500 and median gross rent runs $1,164 a month.
- Population
- 27,700Alvin city residents
- Median household income
- $68,769Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $212,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,164Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alvin city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alvin city median would spend about 20.3% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 57.8% 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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