Texas · Census place 39904
Kress city, TX
Quick answer
Kress city has 559 residents, ranking #1231 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $46,875, the median home is worth $81,000 and median gross rent runs $738 a month.
- Population
- 559Kress city residents
- Median household income
- $46,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $738Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kress city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kress city median would spend about 18.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34% of residents and 75.3% 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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