How many renters in Cape Canaveral, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Cape Canaveral, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.4% (±10.7 points) of renting households in Cape Canaveral, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.4% (±10.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.0% (±10.0 points)
Median share of income: 27.0% (±4.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cape Canaveral

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cape Canaveral	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	5.3% (±3.1 points)	9.7%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.1% (±9.6 points)	10.9%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.1% (±8.0 points)	12.2%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.1% (±8.7 points)	11.5%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.4% (±3.7 points)	8.6%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	37.0% (±10.0 points)	47.2%	50.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Cape Canaveral against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Canaveral	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.4% (±10.7 points)	55.8% (±2.3 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.0% (±10.0 points)	47.2% (±2.1 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.0% (±4.4 points)	33.3% (±1.3 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$53,233 (±$6,781)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,318 (±$150)	$1,556 (±$27)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Cape Canaveral, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Brevard County (55.8%).

It is also lower than in Florida (60.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Brevard County, Cape Canaveral ranks 26 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 698 of 843.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Cape Canaveral

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Canaveral
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cape Canaveral	—	43.4% (±10.7 points)	—
Cocoa Beach	4.6 mi	56.2% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tropical Park	6.3 mi	59.7% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Merritt Island	7.2 mi	53.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Merritt Island	8.1 mi	64.6% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	9.5 mi	55.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cocoa	9.7 mi	61.5% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Sharpes	10 mi	48.5% (±29.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cocoa West	10 mi	71.1% (±13.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cocoa, FL (61.5%), Cocoa West, FL (71.1%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
20	Mims	52.3% (±22.4 points)
21	Sharpes	48.5% (±29.9 points)
22 (tie)	Viera East	45.8% (±20.7 points)
22 (tie)	West Melbourne	45.8% (±10.4 points)
24	Satellite Beach	45.3% (±17.4 points)
25	Port St. John	43.8% (±18.0 points)
26	Cape Canaveral	43.4% (±10.7 points)
27	Viera West	41.7% (±13.4 points)
28	Palm Shores	24.6% (±53.4 points)
29	Malabar	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 10 of 29 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cape Canaveral

Are renters in Cape Canaveral rent-burdened?

43.4% of renting households in Cape Canaveral pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Cape Canaveral spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cape Canaveral, FL spends 27.0% (±4.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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