Texas · Census place 47820
Mertens town, TX
Quick answer
Mertens town has 130 residents, ranking #1630 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $43,365, the median home is worth $91,400 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.
- Population
- 130Mertens town residents
- Median household income
- $43,365Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $91,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $631Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mertens town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mertens town median would spend about 17.5% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 51.1% 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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