What percentage of people rent in The Colony, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in The Colony, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.2% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in The Colony, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,478 renting households against 11,113 that own their home.

In The Colony, the share of households that rent went from 38.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.2% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 7,478 (±544)
Median renter income: $90,189 (±$5,253)

Who rents and who owns in The Colony

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Colony	Denton County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.2% (±2.6 points)	34.5% (±0.5 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,478 (±544)	124,469 (±2,018)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,113 (±599)	235,923 (±2,138)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±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	$90,189 (±$5,253)	$67,585 (±$1,879)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$134,730 (±$10,885)	$144,599 (±$2,056)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In The Colony, the renter share is higher than in Denton County (34.5%).

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

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

In Denton County, The Colony ranks 5 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 263 of 1,421.

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

How renting in The Colony 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	38.3% (±2.8 points)	40.2% (±2.6 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,399 (±$49)	$1,958 (±$94)	+40.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$87,187 (±$3,735)	$114,511 (±$6,433)	+31.3%	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 The Colony

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Colony
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Colony	—	40.2% (±2.6 points)	—
Hebron	3.1 mi	10.1% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Hackberry	4.2 mi	18.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Lewisville	4.9 mi	53.7% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Lakewood Village	5.3 mi	2.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Frisco	6.5 mi	34.1% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Carrollton	6.9 mi	41.5% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Little Elm	7.2 mi	29.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Lake Dallas	7.4 mi	30.8% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hebron, TX (10.1%), Hackberry, TX (18.9%), Lakewood Village, TX (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lewisville, TX (53.7%).

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

Households that rent across Denton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lewisville	53.7% (±1.7 points)
2	Denton	50.0% (±1.6 points)
3	Roanoke	45.7% (±7.2 points)
4	Carrollton	41.5% (±1.6 points)
5	The Colony	40.2% (±2.6 points)
6	Northlake	38.1% (±7.0 points)
7	Lake Dallas	30.8% (±12.9 points)
8 (tie)	Little Elm	29.9% (±3.3 points)
8 (tie)	Paloma Creek	29.9% (±15.4 points)
10	Savannah	28.0% (±11.1 points)
11	Paloma Creek South	26.4% (±9.0 points)

Showing 11 of 37 places in Denton 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 The Colony

How many renters are there in The Colony?

The Colony has an estimated 7,478 (±544) renting households, 40.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in The Colony?

In The Colony, the share of households that rent went from 38.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in The Colony?

A renting household in The Colony has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in The Colony?

The median renting household in The Colony, TX has an income of $90,189 (±$5,253) a year, against $134,730 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 The Colony city, Texas (place:72530, 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.