Texas · Census place 47700
Mercedes city, TX
Quick answer
Mercedes city has 16,449 residents, ranking #191 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $41,753, the median home is worth $107,700 and median gross rent runs $676 a month.
- Population
- 16,449Mercedes city residents
- Median household income
- $41,753Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $676Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mercedes city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mercedes city median would spend about 19.4% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.5% of residents and 64.4% 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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- Taylor city 16,767
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- Gatesville city 16,058
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