Texas · Census place 61436
Refugio town, TX
Quick answer
Refugio town has 2,729 residents, ranking #619 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $56,193, the median home is worth $85,000 and median gross rent runs $748 a month.
- Population
- 2,729Refugio town residents
- Median household income
- $56,193Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $748Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Refugio town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Refugio town median would spend about 16% 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 30.1% of residents and 59.2% 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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