What percentage of people rent in The Woodlands, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in The Woodlands, TX, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in The Woodlands, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 12,114 renting households against 31,948 that own their home.

In The Woodlands, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 12,114 (±914)
Median renter income: $79,639 (±$9,107)

Who rents and who owns in The Woodlands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Woodlands	Montgomery County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±1.8 points)	28.2% (±0.9 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	12,114 (±914)	69,884 (±2,344)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	31,948 (±1,181)	177,657 (±2,374)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,639 (±$9,107)	$61,956 (±$2,551)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$174,613 (±$7,820)	$118,877 (±$3,584)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In The Woodlands, the renter share is not measurably different from Montgomery County (28.2%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, The Woodlands ranks 7 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 654 of 1,421.

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

How renting in The Woodlands 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	29.4% (±1.9 points)	27.5% (±1.8 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,566 (±$85)	$1,822 (±$72)	+16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$122,634 (±$7,498)	$140,701 (±$9,490)	+14.7%	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 Woodlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Woodlands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Woodlands	—	27.5% (±1.8 points)	—
Shenandoah	3.3 mi	45.0% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Oak Ridge North	4.2 mi	3.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Woodloch	6.6 mi	12.0% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Tomball	8.5 mi	48.1% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Spring	11 mi	25.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Conroe	11 mi	45.5% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Stagecoach	12 mi	2.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Pinehurst (community)	12 mi	9.1% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oak Ridge North, TX (3.1%), Woodloch, TX (12.0%), Stagecoach, TX (2.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shenandoah, TX (45.0%), Tomball, TX (48.1%), Conroe, TX (45.5%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Montgomery	46.0% (±9.4 points)
2	Conroe	45.5% (±2.2 points)
3	Shenandoah	45.0% (±8.9 points)
4	Willis	39.3% (±9.8 points)
5	Splendora	38.8% (±11.6 points)
6	Magnolia	35.9% (±7.1 points)
7	The Woodlands	27.5% (±1.8 points)
8	Deerwood	20.1% (±22.7 points)
9	Cut and Shoot	13.3% (±8.7 points)
10	Panorama Village	12.4% (±6.2 points)
11	Woodloch	12.0% (±13.6 points)
12	Patton Village	11.2% (±7.2 points)
13	Woodbranch	9.5% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The Woodlands is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Woodlands

How many renters are there in The Woodlands?

The Woodlands has an estimated 12,114 (±914) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in The Woodlands?

In The Woodlands, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in The Woodlands?

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

How much do renters earn in The Woodlands?

The median renting household in The Woodlands, TX has an income of $79,639 (±$9,107) a year, against $174,613 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 Woodlands CDP, Texas (place:72656, 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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