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Texas · Census place 62168

Rio Grande City city, TX

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Rio Grande City city has 15,258 residents, ranking #206 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $41,369, the median home is worth $113,400 and median gross rent runs $742 a month.

Population
15,258Rio Grande City city residents
Median household income
$41,369Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$113,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$742Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
28.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rio Grande City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rio Grande City city median would spend about 21.5% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.9% of residents and 69.5% 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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