Texas · Census place 54684
Palacios city, TX
Quick answer
Palacios city has 4,394 residents, ranking #458 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $60,613, the median home is worth $153,000 and median gross rent runs $1,042 a month.
- Population
- 4,394Palacios city residents
- Median household income
- $60,613Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,042Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palacios city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palacios city median would spend about 20.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 78.4% 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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