How many renters in Pflugerville, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Pflugerville, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.5% (±8.0 points) of renting households in Pflugerville, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.5% (±8.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.7% (±7.3 points)
Median share of income: 29.8% (±3.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pflugerville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pflugerville	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	7.6% (±3.7 points)	11.1%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.2% (±4.8 points)	13.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.8% (±5.3 points)	14.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.8% (±4.3 points)	12.4%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.8% (±3.2 points)	9.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.7% (±7.3 points)	39.4%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Pflugerville against Travis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pflugerville	Travis County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.5% (±8.0 points)	48.5% (±1.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.7% (±7.3 points)	39.4% (±0.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.8% (±3.6 points)	29.4% (±0.4 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$84,479 (±$8,697)	$70,009 (±$1,333)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,932 (±$100)	$1,744 (±$13)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Pflugerville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Travis County (48.5%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Travis County, Pflugerville ranks 14 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 630 of 1,366.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Pflugerville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pflugerville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pflugerville	—	49.5% (±8.0 points)	—
Wells Branch	4.6 mi	54.3% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Round Rock	6.5 mi	50.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Manor	7.0 mi	69.2% (±16.9 points)	Higher
Hutto	7.3 mi	42.2% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brushy Creek	9.3 mi	36.6% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Coupland	13 mi	48.0% (±82.1 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor	13 mi	56.9% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Park	14 mi	52.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brushy Creek, TX (36.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Manor, TX (69.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Travis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
8	Steiner Ranch	64.9% (±18.7 points)
9	Bee Cave	58.2% (±18.9 points)
10	Hudson Bend	55.5% (±22.4 points)
11	Wells Branch	54.3% (±8.8 points)
12	West Lake Hills	52.6% (±36.3 points)
13	Garfield	51.0% (±62.3 points)
14	Pflugerville	49.5% (±8.0 points)
15	Lakeway	48.3% (±15.4 points)
16	Austin	47.8% (±1.1 points)
17	Hornsby Bend	42.9% (±22.8 points)
18	Volente	39.5% (±68.9 points)
19	Barton Creek	39.2% (±20.7 points)
20	Webberville	37.5% (±112.4 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Travis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pflugerville

Are renters in Pflugerville rent-burdened?

49.5% of renting households in Pflugerville pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Pflugerville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pflugerville, TX spends 29.8% (±3.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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