What percentage of people rent in Bartow, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bartow, FL, 2020–2024
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34.1% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Bartow, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,538 renting households against 4,901 that own their home.

In Bartow, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.1% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 2,538 (±334)
Median renter income: $45,929 (±$9,246)

Who rents and who owns in Bartow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bartow	Polk County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.1% (±4.2 points)	29.5% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,538 (±334)	85,480 (±2,095)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,901 (±411)	203,945 (±2,155)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,929 (±$9,246)	$50,423 (±$1,573)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,345 (±$10,993)	$75,442 (±$1,695)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Bartow, the renter share is higher than in Polk County (29.5%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Polk County, Bartow ranks 10 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 307 of 857.

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

How renting in Bartow 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	41.1% (±4.1 points)	34.1% (±4.2 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$841 (±$29)	$1,142 (±$165)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,779 (±$6,368)	$68,178 (±$7,603)	+42.7%	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 Bartow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bartow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bartow	—	34.1% (±4.2 points)	—
Highland City	6.3 mi	20.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Eagle Lake	7.3 mi	24.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wahneta	7.5 mi	38.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Meade	8.4 mi	30.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jan Phyl Village	9.1 mi	33.2% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Alturas	9.1 mi	12.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Lakeland Highlands	9.3 mi	16.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Mulberry	10 mi	20.8% (±8.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Highland City, FL (20.7%), Alturas, FL (12.3%), Lakeland Highlands, FL (16.0%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Combee Settlement	50.1% (±15.8 points)
5	Lakeland	43.6% (±1.7 points)
6	Grenelefe	42.4% (±16.1 points)
7	Lake Wales	40.8% (±4.7 points)
8	Wahneta	38.2% (±16.0 points)
9	Winter Haven	36.3% (±2.9 points)
10	Bartow	34.1% (±4.2 points)
11	Medulla	33.8% (±5.4 points)
12	Jan Phyl Village	33.2% (±9.6 points)
13	Dundee	32.7% (±11.7 points)
14	Inwood	31.4% (±8.8 points)
15	Fort Meade	30.0% (±7.0 points)
16	Lake Alfred	29.9% (±10.4 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Polk 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 Bartow

How many renters are there in Bartow?

Bartow has an estimated 2,538 (±334) renting households, 34.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bartow?

In Bartow, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bartow?

A renting household in Bartow has 2.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bartow?

The median renting household in Bartow, FL has an income of $45,929 (±$9,246) a year, against $86,345 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 Bartow city, Florida (place:03675, in state:12).

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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