Texas · Census place 23044
Elgin city, TX
Quick answer
Elgin city has 10,996 residents, ranking #251 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $85,666, the median home is worth $267,900 and median gross rent runs $1,289 a month.
- Population
- 10,996Elgin city residents
- Median household income
- $85,666Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $267,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,289Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elgin city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elgin city median would spend about 18.1% 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 6.4% of residents and 68.4% 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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