Rice, TX Housing Market & City Data

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974
Population Estimate
$81,481
Median Home Value
97.6%
Employment Rate
10.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$227
Median Listing Price$433,750
Median Days on Market71
Active Listings7
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)9
Avg Listing Price$649,286
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY51%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income58.3
Median Household Income$60,625
Median Individual Income$26,339
Home Ownership73.5%
Home Value$81,481
Median Rent$859
Rent Burden24.8%
Poverty6.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED36.6%
  • Highschool Education29.0%
  • Some College24.3%
  • Bachelors Degree7.9%
  • Graduate Degree2.2%
  • Total College or Above10.1%
  • Stem Degree50.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.4%
  • Female50.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married55.2%
  • Divorced14.6%
  • Never Married25.2%
  • Widowed4.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRice
State IDTX
Population974

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.0%
19–2911.9%
30–3913.4%
40–4915.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.5%
60–698.4%
70–793.3%
80+0.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.8%
Unemployment Rate2.4%
Disabled16.9%

ETHNICITY

White86.5%
Black4.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other7.9%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic31.2%
Limited English11.1%
Health Uninsured23.8%
Veteran7.2%

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