Texas · Census place 49968
Muleshoe city, TX
Quick answer
Muleshoe city has 5,328 residents, ranking #409 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $71,534, the median home is worth $100,100 and median gross rent runs $745 a month.
- Population
- 5,328Muleshoe city residents
- Median household income
- $71,534Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Muleshoe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Muleshoe city median would spend about 12.5% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 75.7% 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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