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

Name: Rent burden in Prosper, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.0% (±11.7 points) of renting households in Prosper, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.0% (±11.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.4% (±11.5 points)
Median share of income: 27.7% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Prosper

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Prosper	Collin County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	4.2% (±4.5 points)	11.8%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.6% (±7.9 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.4% (±10.9 points)	14.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.9% (±10.0 points)	12.7%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.6% (±2.4 points)	10.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	40.4% (±11.5 points)	37.4%	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.

Prosper against Collin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prosper	Collin County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.0% (±11.7 points)	47.5% (±1.6 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.4% (±11.5 points)	37.4% (±1.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.7% (±4.0 points)	29.0% (±0.5 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$78,328 (±$14,359)	$77,455 (±$2,189)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,176 (±$159)	$1,859 (±$15)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Prosper, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Collin County (47.5%).

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

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

In Collin County, Prosper ranks 16 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 827 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 Prosper

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prosper
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Prosper	—	42.0% (±11.7 points)	—
Savannah	5.6 mi	41.6% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different
Celina	5.7 mi	62.4% (±27.6 points)	Not measurably different
Frisco	6.0 mi	45.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Little Elm	7.1 mi	43.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Paloma Creek South	7.3 mi	27.7% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Paloma Creek	7.3 mi	51.9% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Providence Village	8.3 mi	64.7% (±21.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hackberry	8.8 mi	45.2% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Collin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
10	Wylie	51.7% (±12.0 points)
11	Lowry Crossing	50.0% (±111.7 points)
12	McKinney	48.5% (±3.5 points)
13	Frisco	45.1% (±4.3 points)
14 (tie)	Josephine	43.5% (±32.4 points)
14 (tie)	Plano	43.5% (±2.2 points)
16	Prosper	42.0% (±11.7 points)
17	Princeton	41.8% (±14.5 points)
18	Blue Ridge	38.6% (±30.5 points)
19	Farmersville	27.0% (±28.6 points)
20	Lavon	20.1% (±38.8 points)
21	Weston	20.0% (±123.2 points)
22	Nevada	16.7% (±90.4 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Collin 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 Prosper

Are renters in Prosper rent-burdened?

42.0% of renting households in Prosper 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 Prosper spend on rent?

The median renting household in Prosper, TX spends 27.7% (±4.0 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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