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Texas · Census place 69140

South Padre Island town, TX

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South Padre Island town has 2,852 residents, ranking #598 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $61,578, the median home is worth $498,800 and median gross rent runs $1,421 a month.

Population
2,852South Padre Island town residents
Median household income
$61,578Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$498,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,421Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
59 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in South Padre Island town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South Padre Island town median would spend about 27.7% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 66.2% 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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