Texas · Census place 14668
Childress city, TX
Quick answer
Childress city has 5,964 residents, ranking #373 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $59,662, the median home is worth $84,200 and median gross rent runs $934 a month.
- Population
- 5,964Childress city residents
- Median household income
- $59,662Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $84,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $934Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Childress city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Childress city median would spend about 18.8% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.2% 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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