What percentage of people rent in Richardson, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Richardson, TX, 2020–2024
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49.3% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in Richardson, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 22,572 renting households against 23,246 that own their home.

In Richardson, the share of households that rent went from 41.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.3% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 22,572 (±886)
Median renter income: $72,707 (±$3,845)

Who rents and who owns in Richardson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Richardson	Dallas County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.3% (±1.6 points)	49.2% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	22,572 (±886)	483,826 (±4,280)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	23,246 (±834)	498,911 (±4,480)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,707 (±$3,845)	$59,770 (±$845)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$138,654 (±$4,714)	$101,516 (±$1,325)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Richardson, the renter share is not measurably different from Dallas County (49.2%).

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

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

In Dallas County, Richardson ranks 6 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 88 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Richardson 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	41.3% (±1.3 points)	49.3% (±1.6 points)	+8.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,403 (±$37)	$1,857 (±$37)	+32.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$85,678 (±$2,366)	$98,111 (±$4,485)	+14.5%	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 Richardson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Richardson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Richardson	—	49.3% (±1.6 points)	—
Plano	5.9 mi	43.1% (±1.0 points)	Lower
Garland	6.2 mi	38.4% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Murphy	6.5 mi	6.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Addison	7.3 mi	82.0% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Sachse	7.5 mi	15.3% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Parker	7.8 mi	1.1% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Allen	9.7 mi	30.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
University Park	9.9 mi	16.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Plano, TX (43.1%), Garland, TX (38.4%), Murphy, TX (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: 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 Dallas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Addison	82.0% (±3.0 points)
2	Irving	61.9% (±1.3 points)
3 (tie)	Dallas	57.6% (±0.5 points)
3 (tie)	Farmers Branch	57.6% (±2.4 points)
5	Hutchins	51.3% (±9.5 points)
6	Richardson	49.3% (±1.6 points)
7	Cockrell Hill	41.6% (±9.8 points)
8	Wilmer	41.5% (±19.3 points)
9	Grand Prairie	41.3% (±1.6 points)
10	Garland	38.4% (±1.5 points)
11	Mesquite	37.2% (±1.7 points)
12	Balch Springs	35.3% (±4.5 points)

Showing 12 of 25 places in Dallas 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 Richardson

How many renters are there in Richardson?

Richardson has an estimated 22,572 (±886) renting households, 49.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Richardson?

In Richardson, the share of households that rent went from 41.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Richardson?

A renting household in Richardson has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Richardson?

The median renting household in Richardson, TX has an income of $72,707 (±$3,845) a year, against $138,654 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 Richardson city, Texas (place:61796, 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.