What percentage of people rent in Lake Worth, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Worth, TX, 2020–2024
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34.2% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Worth, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 635 renting households against 1,221 that own their home.

In Lake Worth, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.2% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 635 (±168)
Median renter income: $64,509 (±$17,778)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Worth

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Worth	Tarrant County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.2% (±9.4 points)	40.7% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	635 (±168)	318,750 (±3,457)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,221 (±292)	463,669 (±3,723)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±1.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,509 (±$17,778)	$56,894 (±$1,106)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,344 (±$35,722)	$111,941 (±$1,117)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Lake Worth, the renter share is not measurably different from Tarrant County (40.7%).

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

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

In Tarrant County, Lake Worth ranks 16 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 424 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Lake Worth 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	24.0% (±7.7 points)	34.2% (±9.4 points)	+10.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,035 (±$129)	$1,508 (±$440)	+45.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,213 (±$3,811)	$81,910 (±$13,757)	+36.0%	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 Lake Worth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Worth
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Worth	—	34.2% (±9.4 points)	—
Sansom Park	1.8 mi	64.5% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Lakeside (Tarrant County)	2.9 mi	8.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
River Oaks	3.1 mi	22.8% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westworth Village	3.6 mi	46.5% (±7.8 points)	Higher
White Settlement	4.4 mi	39.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westover Hills	4.9 mi	9.7% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Fort Worth	5.2 mi	43.0% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Saginaw	5.3 mi	31.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakeside (Tarrant County), TX (8.2%), Westover Hills, TX (9.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sansom Park, TX (64.5%), Westworth Village, TX (46.5%).

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

Households that rent across Tarrant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Everman	42.4% (±12.2 points)
11	Hurst	42.0% (±3.5 points)
12	White Settlement	39.3% (±5.5 points)
13	Pantego	38.1% (±8.4 points)
14	Richland Hills	36.6% (±7.3 points)
15	North Richland Hills	36.5% (±2.2 points)
16	Lake Worth	34.2% (±9.4 points)
17	Benbrook	32.5% (±3.3 points)
18	Saginaw	31.7% (±5.2 points)
19	Azle	31.6% (±5.0 points)
20	Blue Mound	30.8% (±9.9 points)
21	Kennedale	28.6% (±8.2 points)
22	Mansfield	28.5% (±2.3 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Tarrant 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 Lake Worth

How many renters are there in Lake Worth?

Lake Worth has an estimated 635 (±168) renting households, 34.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Worth?

In Lake Worth, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Worth?

A renting household in Lake Worth has 2.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Worth?

The median renting household in Lake Worth, TX has an income of $64,509 (±$17,778) a year, against $102,344 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 Lake Worth city, Texas (place:41056, 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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