Texas · Census place 57968
Plains town, TX
Quick answer
Plains town has 1,190 residents, ranking #944 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $74,187, the median home is worth $112,500 and median gross rent runs $858 a month.
- Population
- 1,190Plains town residents
- Median household income
- $74,187Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $858Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plains town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plains town median would spend about 13.9% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.7% of residents and 72.3% 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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