What percentage of people rent in Round Rock, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Round Rock, TX, 2020–2024
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44.5% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in Round Rock, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 21,631 renting households against 27,016 that own their home.

In Round Rock, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.5% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 21,631 (±1,093)
Median renter income: $71,233 (±$6,215)

Who rents and who owns in Round Rock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Round Rock	Williamson County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.5% (±1.8 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	21,631 (±1,093)	84,783 (±1,928)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	27,016 (±976)	167,540 (±1,752)	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	2.9 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,233 (±$6,215)	$73,951 (±$1,514)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,537 (±$5,655)	$136,273 (±$2,920)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Round Rock, the renter share is higher than in Williamson County (33.6%).

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

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

In Williamson County, Round Rock ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 175 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Round Rock 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	39.7% (±1.8 points)	44.5% (±1.8 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,316 (±$37)	$1,763 (±$38)	+34.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$82,676 (±$3,302)	$99,287 (±$4,128)	+20.1%	No measurable change 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 Round Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Round Rock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Round Rock	—	44.5% (±1.8 points)	—
Brushy Creek	4.6 mi	27.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Wells Branch	5.8 mi	68.7% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Pflugerville	6.5 mi	30.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hutto	7.2 mi	20.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Cedar Park	9.3 mi	33.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Georgetown	10 mi	30.5% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Weir	11 mi	7.2% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Leander	12 mi	26.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brushy Creek, TX (27.3%), Pflugerville, TX (30.1%), Hutto, TX (20.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wells Branch, TX (68.7%).

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

Households that rent across Williamson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Round Rock	44.5% (±1.8 points)
2	Liberty Hill	39.3% (±10.7 points)
3	Cedar Park	33.3% (±2.3 points)
4	Georgetown	30.5% (±1.9 points)
5	Thrall	27.6% (±19.3 points)
6	Brushy Creek	27.3% (±4.3 points)
7	Leander	26.6% (±2.2 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Williamson 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 Round Rock

How many renters are there in Round Rock?

Round Rock has an estimated 21,631 (±1,093) renting households, 44.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Round Rock?

In Round Rock, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Round Rock?

A renting household in Round Rock has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Round Rock?

The median renting household in Round Rock, TX has an income of $71,233 (±$6,215) a year, against $135,537 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 Round Rock city, Texas (place:63500, 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.