Texas · Census place 67136
Shallowater city, TX
Quick answer
Shallowater city has 2,935 residents, ranking #583 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $79,848, the median home is worth $210,400 and median gross rent runs $1,179 a month.
- Population
- 2,935Shallowater city residents
- Median household income
- $79,848Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,179Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shallowater city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shallowater city median would spend about 17.7% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 81.4% 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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