What percentage of people rent in Wells Branch, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Wells Branch, TX, 2020–2024
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68.7% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Wells Branch, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,860 renting households against 2,210 that own their home.

In Wells Branch, the share of households that rent went from 76.7% in 2015–2019 to 68.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 68.7% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 4,860 (±426)
Median renter income: $56,599 (±$5,933)

Who rents and who owns in Wells Branch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wells Branch	Travis County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	68.7% (±5.1 points)	47.9% (±0.6 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,860 (±426)	279,582 (±3,455)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,210 (±453)	304,165 (±3,566)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,599 (±$5,933)	$70,009 (±$1,333)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$146,111 (±$39,319)	$140,971 (±$2,861)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Wells Branch, the renter share is higher than in Travis County (47.9%).

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

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

In Travis County, Wells Branch ranks 1 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 14 of 1,421.

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

How renting in Wells Branch 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	76.7% (±3.0 points)	68.7% (±5.1 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,149 (±$28)	$1,544 (±$87)	+34.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,421 (±$4,854)	$66,656 (±$4,180)	+22.5%	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 Wells Branch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wells Branch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wells Branch	—	68.7% (±5.1 points)	—
Pflugerville	4.6 mi	30.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Round Rock	5.8 mi	44.5% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Brushy Creek	6.0 mi	27.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Cedar Park	9.5 mi	33.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Manor	9.5 mi	25.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Hutto	11 mi	20.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Austin	11 mi	56.6% (±0.7 points)	Lower
West Lake Hills	13 mi	13.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pflugerville, TX (30.1%), Round Rock, TX (44.5%), Brushy Creek, TX (27.3%).

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

Households that rent across Travis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wells Branch	68.7% (±5.1 points)
2	Austin	56.6% (±0.7 points)
3	Bee Cave	51.2% (±8.7 points)
4	San Leanna	46.9% (±22.6 points)
5	Pflugerville	30.1% (±2.9 points)
6 (tie)	Hudson Bend	29.4% (±9.4 points)
6 (tie)	Steiner Ranch	29.4% (±7.0 points)

Showing 7 of 26 places in Travis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wells Branch 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 Wells Branch

How many renters are there in Wells Branch?

Wells Branch has an estimated 4,860 (±426) renting households, 68.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wells Branch?

In Wells Branch, the share of households that rent went from 76.7% in 2015–2019 to 68.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wells Branch?

A renting household in Wells Branch has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wells Branch?

The median renting household in Wells Branch, TX has an income of $56,599 (±$5,933) a year, against $146,111 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 Wells Branch CDP, Texas (place:77196, 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.