What percentage of people rent in Allen, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Allen, TX, 2020–2024
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30.6% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in Allen, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 11,409 renting households against 25,834 that own their home.

In Allen, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.6% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 11,409 (±829)
Median renter income: $72,542 (±$8,421)

Who rents and who owns in Allen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Allen	Collin County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.6% (±2.2 points)	35.5% (±0.5 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	11,409 (±829)	147,833 (±2,267)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	25,834 (±1,021)	268,813 (±2,206)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,542 (±$8,421)	$77,455 (±$2,189)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$161,434 (±$8,129)	$156,194 (±$3,205)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Allen, the renter share is lower than in Collin County (35.5%).

It is also lower than in Texas (37.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Collin County, Allen ranks 4 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 552 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Allen has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	25.9% (±1.8 points)	30.6% (±2.2 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,487 (±$54)	$1,932 (±$59)	+29.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$105,925 (±$5,030)	$130,901 (±$8,183)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Allen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Allen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Allen	—	30.6% (±2.2 points)	—
Fairview	4.1 mi	26.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Parker	4.4 mi	1.1% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Lucas	5.3 mi	7.7% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Plano	6.0 mi	43.1% (±1.0 points)	Higher
McKinney	6.3 mi	36.2% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Seis Lagos	6.7 mi	0.0% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Murphy	7.5 mi	6.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
St. Paul	8.2 mi	4.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Parker, TX (1.1%), Lucas, TX (7.7%), Seis Lagos, TX (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Plano, TX (43.1%), McKinney, TX (36.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Collin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plano	43.1% (±1.0 points)
2	McKinney	36.2% (±1.5 points)
3	Frisco	34.1% (±1.4 points)
4	Allen	30.6% (±2.2 points)
5	New Hope	30.0% (±27.9 points)
6	Farmersville	29.5% (±15.5 points)
7	Fairview	26.1% (±5.0 points)
8	Princeton	24.3% (±4.2 points)
9	Wylie	22.6% (±3.6 points)
10	Anna	21.5% (±7.4 points)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Collin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Allen

How many renters are there in Allen?

Allen has an estimated 11,409 (±829) renting households, 30.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Allen?

In Allen, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Allen?

A renting household in Allen has 2.5 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Allen?

The median renting household in Allen, TX has an income of $72,542 (±$8,421) a year, against $161,434 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Allen city, Texas (place:01924, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.