What percentage of people rent in Kemp, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Kemp, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.8% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kemp, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 106 renting households against 290 that own their home.

In Kemp, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.8% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 106 (±54)
Median renter income: $41,613 (±$1,977)

Who rents and who owns in Kemp

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kemp	Kaufman County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.8% (±12.7 points)	21.9% (±1.6 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	106 (±54)	11,172 (±882)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	290 (±91)	39,818 (±814)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	3.0 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.5)	3.5 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,613 (±$1,977)	$55,083 (±$4,576)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,333 (±$50,898)	$102,566 (±$3,575)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Kemp, the renter share is not measurably different from Kaufman County (21.9%).

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

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

In Kaufman County, Kemp ranks 7 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 672 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Kemp 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	40.5% (±11.8 points)	26.8% (±12.7 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$692 (±$297)	$1,036 (±$394)	+49.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,038 (±$13,599)	$55,833 (±$21,245)	+43.0%	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 Kemp

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kemp
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kemp	—	26.8% (±12.7 points)	—
Seven Points	6.8 mi	31.2% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Grays Prairie	7.7 mi	15.7% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mabank	8.2 mi	56.2% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Oak Grove	8.5 mi	7.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Gun Barrel City	9.3 mi	9.3% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Cottonwood	10 mi	34.5% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Scurry	11 mi	24.9% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kaufman	11 mi	53.3% (±9.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oak Grove, TX (7.8%), Gun Barrel City, TX (9.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mabank, TX (56.2%), Kaufman, TX (53.3%).

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

Households that rent across Kaufman County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mabank	56.2% (±10.8 points)
2	Kaufman	53.3% (±9.5 points)
3	Elmo	41.6% (±36.2 points)
4	Terrell	41.3% (±4.6 points)
5	Cottonwood	34.5% (±22.3 points)
6	Forney	27.8% (±4.0 points)
7	Kemp	26.8% (±12.7 points)
8	Scurry	24.9% (±14.4 points)
9	Grays Prairie	15.7% (±13.5 points)
10	Travis Ranch	12.6% (±7.7 points)
11	Crandall	10.4% (±6.9 points)
12	Oak Ridge (Kaufman County)	10.0% (±7.3 points)
13	Post Oak Bend	9.4% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Kaufman 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 Kemp

How many renters are there in Kemp?

Kemp has an estimated 106 (±54) renting households, 26.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kemp?

In Kemp, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kemp?

A renting household in Kemp has 2.0 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kemp?

The median renting household in Kemp, TX has an income of $41,613 (±$1,977) a year, against $83,333 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 Kemp city, Texas (place:38788, 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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