Texas · Census place 67424
Shepherd city, TX
Quick answer
Shepherd city has 2,124 residents, ranking #717 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $48,368, the median home is worth $144,100 and median gross rent runs $642 a month.
- Population
- 2,124Shepherd city residents
- Median household income
- $48,368Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $642Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shepherd city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shepherd city median would spend about 15.9% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 59.1% 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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