What percentage of people rent in Lakeway, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Lakeway, TX, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lakeway, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,073 renting households against 6,758 that own their home.

In Lakeway, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.7% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 1,073 (±299)
Median renter income: $85,990 (±$43,279)

Who rents and who owns in Lakeway

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lakeway	Travis County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.7% (±3.7 points)	47.9% (±0.6 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,073 (±299)	279,582 (±3,455)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,758 (±357)	304,165 (±3,566)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$85,990 (±$43,279)	$70,009 (±$1,333)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$196,123 (±$17,312)	$140,971 (±$2,861)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Lakeway, the renter share is lower than in Travis County (47.9%).

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

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

In Travis County, Lakeway ranks 14 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1124 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Lakeway 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	16.1% (±2.7 points)	13.7% (±3.7 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,851 (±$184)	$2,981 (±$690)	+61.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$132,899 (±$9,181)	$190,060 (±$14,514)	+43.0%	Up 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 Lakeway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakeway
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lakeway	—	13.7% (±3.7 points)	—
The Hills	0.6 mi	3.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Point Venture	2.1 mi	11.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bee Cave	3.6 mi	51.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Briarcliff	5.1 mi	11.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson Bend	5.4 mi	29.4% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Steiner Ranch	5.4 mi	29.4% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Lago Vista	6.8 mi	10.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Volente	7.8 mi	11.8% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: The Hills, TX (3.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bee Cave, TX (51.2%), Hudson Bend, TX (29.4%), Steiner Ranch, TX (29.4%).

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

Households that rent across Travis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Hornsby Bend	26.6% (±8.1 points)
9	Manor	25.0% (±5.9 points)
10	Manchaca	23.3% (±12.8 points)
11	Barton Creek	21.1% (±5.8 points)
12	Garfield	16.7% (±16.0 points)
13	West Lake Hills	13.8% (±6.3 points)
14	Lakeway	13.7% (±3.7 points)
15	Creedmoor	13.2% (±11.6 points)
16	Volente	11.8% (±7.2 points)
17	Point Venture	11.7% (±5.9 points)
18	Briarcliff	11.1% (±5.6 points)
19	Lago Vista	10.4% (±5.3 points)
20	Mustang Ridge	10.1% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Travis 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 Lakeway

How many renters are there in Lakeway?

Lakeway has an estimated 1,073 (±299) renting households, 13.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lakeway?

In Lakeway, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lakeway?

A renting household in Lakeway has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lakeway?

The median renting household in Lakeway, TX has an income of $85,990 (±$43,279) a year, against $196,123 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 Lakeway city, Texas (place:40984, 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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