Texas · Census place 12040
Cameron city, TX
Quick answer
Cameron city has 5,385 residents, ranking #405 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $57,126, the median home is worth $112,800 and median gross rent runs $942 a month.
- Population
- 5,385Cameron city residents
- Median household income
- $57,126Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $942Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cameron city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cameron city median would spend about 19.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.9% of residents and 55.2% 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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