Benavides, Texas

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.7% to the 634 homes here.

1–11

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Download the PDF (free) Sign in for the editable deck PRO Compare Benavides with other placesfree sign-in

Read it as a page

Population

Down 7.2% since 2020.

1,099

people, the 781st-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.7%

of 1,106 jobs located in Benavides are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$867

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $233.

A $233 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Duval County.
- $632 Tract 9501
- $865 Tract 9505
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$341–$512

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $867 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

73% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 73% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.7% to the 634 homes here.

1–11

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 75% less than Texas's.

$70,600

median home value in Benavides.
- $70,600 Benavides
- $283,800 Texas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Benavides, Texas

Benavides,
Texas.

Down 7.2% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $233.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

73% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.7% to the 634 homes here.

A median home costs 75% less than Texas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 7.2% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $233.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

73% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.7% to the 634 homes here.

A median home costs 75% less than Texas's.

More from here

Nearby towns