What percentage of people rent in Temple, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Temple, TX, 2020–2024
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47.7% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Temple, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 16,458 renting households against 18,056 that own their home.

In Temple, the share of households that rent went from 45.4% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.7% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 16,458 (±827)
Median renter income: $47,422 (±$4,802)

Who rents and who owns in Temple

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Temple	Bell County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.7% (±2.1 points)	43.5% (±1.0 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	16,458 (±827)	61,887 (±1,525)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	18,056 (±846)	80,418 (±1,596)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,422 (±$4,802)	$47,555 (±$2,419)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,702 (±$4,180)	$90,215 (±$2,558)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Temple, the renter share is higher than in Bell County (43.5%).

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

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

In Bell County, Temple ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 109 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Temple 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	45.4% (±1.7 points)	47.7% (±2.1 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$889 (±$17)	$1,231 (±$37)	+38.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,873 (±$2,483)	$68,204 (±$2,488)	+24.3%	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 Temple

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Temple
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Temple	—	47.7% (±2.1 points)	—
Morgan's Point Resort	5.4 mi	5.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Belton	6.5 mi	44.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	8.1 mi	34.6% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Little River-Academy	9.1 mi	21.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Nolanville	13 mi	35.7% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Salado	14 mi	12.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Moody	14 mi	23.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Holland	15 mi	31.1% (±11.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morgan's Point Resort, TX (5.5%), Troy, TX (34.6%), Little River-Academy, TX (21.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Hood	99.8% (±0.3 points)
2	Killeen	50.5% (±1.5 points)
3	Temple	47.7% (±2.1 points)
4	Belton	44.0% (±4.4 points)
5	Harker Heights	38.3% (±4.8 points)
6	Nolanville	35.7% (±10.6 points)
7	Troy	34.6% (±9.3 points)
8	Holland	31.1% (±11.4 points)
9	Rogers	30.0% (±9.7 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Bell 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 Temple

How many renters are there in Temple?

Temple has an estimated 16,458 (±827) renting households, 47.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Temple?

In Temple, the share of households that rent went from 45.4% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Temple?

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

How much do renters earn in Temple?

The median renting household in Temple, TX has an income of $47,422 (±$4,802) a year, against $93,702 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 Temple city, Texas (place:72176, 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.