What percentage of people rent in Garland, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Garland, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.4% (±1.5 points) of the occupied homes in Garland, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 31,463 renting households against 50,491 that own their home.

In Garland, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.4% (±1.5 points)
Renting households: 31,463 (±1,382)
Median renter income: $57,562 (±$3,789)

Who rents and who owns in Garland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garland	Dallas County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.4% (±1.5 points)	49.2% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	31,463 (±1,382)	483,826 (±4,280)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	50,491 (±1,372)	498,911 (±4,480)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,562 (±$3,789)	$59,770 (±$845)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,537 (±$3,932)	$101,516 (±$1,325)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Garland, the renter share is lower than in Dallas County (49.2%).

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

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

In Dallas County, Garland ranks 10 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 312 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Garland 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	37.5% (±1.1 points)	38.4% (±1.5 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,133 (±$21)	$1,641 (±$33)	+44.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$61,211 (±$1,283)	$76,320 (±$2,111)	+24.7%	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 Garland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garland	—	38.4% (±1.5 points)	—
Rowlett	4.8 mi	24.8% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Sachse	5.0 mi	15.3% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Richardson	6.2 mi	49.3% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Murphy	7.5 mi	6.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Sunnyvale	8.7 mi	8.5% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Wylie	10 mi	22.6% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Heath	10 mi	2.0% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Parker	10 mi	1.1% (±1.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rowlett, TX (24.8%), Sachse, TX (15.3%), Murphy, TX (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richardson, TX (49.3%).

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
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)
11	Mesquite	37.2% (±1.7 points)
12	Balch Springs	35.3% (±4.5 points)
13	Duncanville	34.0% (±3.4 points)
14	Lancaster	31.9% (±4.5 points)
15	Coppell	31.2% (±2.6 points)
16	DeSoto	30.4% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 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 Garland

How many renters are there in Garland?

Garland has an estimated 31,463 (±1,382) renting households, 38.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garland?

In Garland, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garland?

A renting household in Garland has 2.9 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garland?

The median renting household in Garland, TX has an income of $57,562 (±$3,789) a year, against $93,537 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 Garland city, Texas (place:29000, 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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