Texas · Census place 37252
Jamaica Beach city, TX
Quick answer
Jamaica Beach city has 991 residents, ranking #1023 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $88,077, the median home is worth $313,600 and median gross rent runs $1,732 a month.
- Population
- 991Jamaica Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $88,077Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $313,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,732Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 61.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jamaica Beach city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jamaica Beach city median would spend about 23.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 93.6% 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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