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Beaumont Texas Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Beaumont, TX (the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area) was $893 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Beaumont was $840 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Beaumont median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Beaumont rental vacancy rates, Beaumont rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Beaumont.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Beaumont Texas (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Texas Median Gross Rent $1,091 +2.44% +8.99%
Beaumont, TX Median Gross Rent $893 +5.81% +4.44%

Beaumont, TX Real Gross Rent Trends

At $893, real median gross rent in Beaumont was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005. At $840, real average gross rent in Beaumont was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005.

Real Gross Rent in Beaumont: Beaumont TX Median, Beaumont TX Average, Texas Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Beaumont

Date US
Median
Texas
Median
Beaumont, TX
Median
Beaumont, TX
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,091 $893 $840
2018 $1,077 $1,065 $844 $758
2017 $1,043 $1,018 $816 $763
2016 $1,027 $1,001 $855 $793
2015 $1,017 $989 $845 $798
2014 $986 $946 $799 $717
2013 $953 $902 $754 $706
2012 $940 $884 $740 $713
2011 $941 $878 $827 $777
2010 $955 $895 $801 $725
2009 $960 $898 $750 $699

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Beaumont Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Beaumont Texas was 6.99% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Beaumont Texas

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Texas 8.15% -0.06% +0.50%
Beaumont, TX 6.99% +2.34% -0.54%

Trends in Beaumont, TX Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Beaumont peaked in 2012 at 12.84%. Since then it has fallen by 5.85% to 6.99%. Data records for this series originated in 2005. From a 2017 post peak low of 4.64%, the rental vacancy rate has increased by 2.35%.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Beaumont TX, Texas, US

Rental vacancy rate in Texas

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Beaumont

Date US Texas Beaumont, TX
2019 5.97% 8.15% 6.99%
2018 6.15% 8.21% 4.65%
2017 6.18% 8.49% 4.64%
2016 5.89% 7.65% 7.53%
2015 5.85% 6.95% 5.68%
2014 6.32% 7.30% 7.02%
2013 6.49% 7.86% 12.22%
2012 6.77% 8.53% 12.84%
2011 7.40% 9.23% 9.29%
2010 8.17% 10.60% 11.67%
2009 8.43% 10.69% 4.95%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Beaumont, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Beaumont, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 18.22% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Beaumont Texas Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Texas 20.45% -0.26% +0.16%
Beaumont, TX 18.22% -1.53% -1.64%

Trends in Beaumont, TX Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Beaumont household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2014 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 21.38%. Since then it has fallen by 3.16% to 18.22%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Beaumont TX, Texas, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Beaumont Texas

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Beaumont Texas

Date US Texas Beaumont, TX
2019 20.03% 20.45% 18.22%
2018 20.50% 20.70% 19.75%
2017 20.13% 20.00% 19.03%
2016 20.43% 20.28% 19.86%
2015 20.63% 20.10% 19.21%
2014 20.89% 20.27% 21.38%
2013 20.78% 19.89% 19.09%
2012 20.65% 19.65% 19.23%
2011 20.70% 19.75% 21.29%
2010 20.50% 19.77% 20.84%
2009 20.12% 19.59% 18.01%

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Renter Fraction in Beaumont Texas

You can calculate the renter fraction in Beaumont in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Beaumont as a fraction of total Beaumont households. In 2019 33.26% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Beaumont Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Texas 38.12% -0.16% -0.79%
Beaumont, TX 33.26% -0.92% -1.10%

Trends in the Beaumont, TX Renter Fraction

The Beaumont household renter fraction peaked in in 2016 at 34.36% and is now 1.10% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Beaumont TX, Texas, US

Fraction of renters in Beaumont

History of Beaumont Renter Fraction

Date US Texas Beaumont, TX
2019 35.89% 38.12% 33.26%
2018 36.05% 38.28% 34.18%
2017 36.13% 38.03% 31.51%
2016 36.88% 38.91% 34.36%
2015 36.97% 38.94% 32.61%
2014 36.90% 38.84% 33.25%
2013 36.50% 38.16% 31.84%
2012 36.09% 37.72% 30.36%
2011 35.42% 37.08% 31.17%
2010 34.65% 36.42% 32.36%
2009 34.13% 36.32% 33.55%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.