What percentage of people rent in Plano, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Plano, TX, 2020–2024
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43.1% (±1.0 points) of the occupied homes in Plano, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 48,422 renting households against 64,016 that own their home.

In Plano, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 43.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.1% (±1.0 points)
Renting households: 48,422 (±1,326)
Median renter income: $83,538 (±$2,319)

Who rents and who owns in Plano

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plano	Collin County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.1% (±1.0 points)	35.5% (±0.5 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	48,422 (±1,326)	147,833 (±2,267)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	64,016 (±1,208)	268,813 (±2,206)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$83,538 (±$2,319)	$77,455 (±$2,189)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$153,490 (±$6,343)	$156,194 (±$3,205)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Plano, the renter share is higher than in Collin County (35.5%).

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

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

In Collin County, Plano ranks 1 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 196 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Plano 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	40.9% (±0.9 points)	43.1% (±1.0 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,418 (±$19)	$1,841 (±$24)	+29.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$95,602 (±$1,577)	$112,253 (±$3,281)	+17.4%	Down 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 Plano

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plano
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plano	—	43.1% (±1.0 points)	—
Richardson	5.9 mi	49.3% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Allen	6.0 mi	30.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Parker	7.1 mi	1.1% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Addison	7.8 mi	82.0% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Hebron	8.1 mi	10.1% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Frisco	8.4 mi	34.1% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Murphy	8.4 mi	6.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
The Colony	9.4 mi	40.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Allen, TX (30.6%), Parker, TX (1.1%), Hebron, TX (10.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richardson, TX (49.3%), Addison, TX (82.0%).

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

Households that rent across Collin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plano	43.1% (±1.0 points)
2	McKinney	36.2% (±1.5 points)
3	Frisco	34.1% (±1.4 points)
4	Allen	30.6% (±2.2 points)
5	New Hope	30.0% (±27.9 points)
6	Farmersville	29.5% (±15.5 points)
7	Fairview	26.1% (±5.0 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Collin 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 Plano

How many renters are there in Plano?

Plano has an estimated 48,422 (±1,326) renting households, 43.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plano?

In Plano, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 43.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Plano?

A renting household in Plano has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plano?

The median renting household in Plano, TX has an income of $83,538 (±$2,319) a year, against $153,490 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 Plano city, Texas (place:58016, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.