What percentage of people rent in Farmers Branch, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Farmers Branch, TX, 2020–2024
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57.6% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Farmers Branch, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,100 renting households against 6,710 that own their home.

In Farmers Branch, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 57.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 57.6% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 9,100 (±502)
Median renter income: $79,975 (±$6,976)

Who rents and who owns in Farmers Branch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Farmers Branch	Dallas County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	57.6% (±2.4 points)	49.2% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,100 (±502)	483,826 (±4,280)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,710 (±380)	498,911 (±4,480)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,975 (±$6,976)	$59,770 (±$845)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,172 (±$6,345)	$101,516 (±$1,325)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Farmers Branch, the renter share is higher than in Dallas County (49.2%).

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

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

In Dallas County, Farmers Branch ranks 4 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 42 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Farmers Branch 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	46.7% (±2.5 points)	57.6% (±2.4 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,378 (±$24)	$1,864 (±$41)	+35.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$74,464 (±$3,741)	$91,186 (±$6,969)	+22.5%	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 Farmers Branch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Farmers Branch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Farmers Branch	—	57.6% (±2.4 points)	—
Addison	3.6 mi	82.0% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Carrollton	4.4 mi	41.5% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Coppell	6.9 mi	31.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Irving	7.2 mi	61.9% (±1.3 points)	Higher
University Park	7.3 mi	16.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Highland Park	8.0 mi	10.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Hebron	8.2 mi	10.1% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Lewisville	10 mi	53.7% (±1.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carrollton, TX (41.5%), Coppell, TX (31.2%), University Park, TX (16.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Addison, TX (82.0%), Irving, TX (61.9%).

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

Households that rent across Dallas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Addison	82.0% (±3.0 points)
2	Irving	61.9% (±1.3 points)
3 (tie)	Dallas	57.6% (±0.5 points)
3 (tie)	Farmers Branch	57.6% (±2.4 points)
5	Hutchins	51.3% (±9.5 points)
6	Richardson	49.3% (±1.6 points)
7	Cockrell Hill	41.6% (±9.8 points)
8	Wilmer	41.5% (±19.3 points)
9	Grand Prairie	41.3% (±1.6 points)
10	Garland	38.4% (±1.5 points)

Showing 10 of 25 places in Dallas 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 Farmers Branch

How many renters are there in Farmers Branch?

Farmers Branch has an estimated 9,100 (±502) renting households, 57.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Farmers Branch?

In Farmers Branch, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 57.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Farmers Branch?

A renting household in Farmers Branch has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Farmers Branch?

The median renting household in Farmers Branch, TX has an income of $79,975 (±$6,976) a year, against $110,172 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 Farmers Branch city, Texas (place:25452, 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.