What percentage of people rent in Fredericksburg, TX?

36.9% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Fredericksburg, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,893 renting households against 3,232 that own their home.

In Fredericksburg, the share of households that rent went from 39.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
36.9% (±5.2 points)
Renting households
1,893 (±313)
Median renter income
$43,420 (±$5,162)

Who rents and who owns in Fredericksburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
FredericksburgGillespie CountyTexasUnited States
Renter-occupied share36.9% (±5.2 points)25.1% (±3.3 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households1,893 (±313)2,889 (±423)4,113,561 (±20,050)45,017,354
Owning households3,232 (±287)8,624 (±416)6,879,255 (±32,101)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.9 (±0.3)2.3 (±0.2)2.4 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.3 (±0.2)2.4 (±0.1)2.9 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$43,420 (±$5,162)$48,630 (±$10,185)$53,222 (±$285)$52,966
Median owner household income$82,130 (±$18,602)$87,838 (±$11,467)$100,555 (±$369)$100,009

In Fredericksburg, the renter share is higher than in Gillespie County (25.1%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 345 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Fredericksburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent39.6% (±4.9 points)36.9% (±5.2 points)−2.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$964 (±$79)$1,386 (±$60)+43.8%Up after inflation
Median household income$50,497 (±$8,303)$64,534 (±$9,415)+27.8%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 Fredericksburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fredericksburg
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Fredericksburg—36.9% (±5.2 points)—
Comfort20 mi15.5% (±10.4 points)Lower
Kerrville22 mi40.9% (±3.7 points)Not measurably different
Harper24 mi26.3% (±20.0 points)Not measurably different
Center Point25 mi25.0% (±19.1 points)Not measurably different
Ingram25 mi44.1% (±12.1 points)Not measurably different
Johnson City28 mi40.8% (±9.0 points)Not measurably different
Blanco30 mi53.9% (±9.6 points)Higher
Round Mountain32 mi53.8% (±39.3 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Comfort, TX (15.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blanco, TX (53.9%).

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

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 Fredericksburg

How many renters are there in Fredericksburg?

Fredericksburg has an estimated 1,893 (±313) renting households, 36.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fredericksburg?

In Fredericksburg, the share of households that rent went from 39.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fredericksburg?

A renting household in Fredericksburg has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fredericksburg?

The median renting household in Fredericksburg, TX has an income of $43,420 (±$5,162) a year, against $82,130 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 Fredericksburg city, Texas (place:27348, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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