What percentage of people rent in Cape Canaveral, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Cape Canaveral, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.4% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Cape Canaveral, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,512 renting households against 3,549 that own their home.

In Cape Canaveral, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.4% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 2,512 (±440)
Median renter income: $53,233 (±$6,781)

Who rents and who owns in Cape Canaveral

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Canaveral	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.4% (±6.4 points)	23.3% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,512 (±440)	60,086 (±1,632)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,549 (±403)	197,609 (±2,066)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,233 (±$6,781)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,524 (±$8,336)	$87,671 (±$1,614)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Cape Canaveral, the renter share is higher than in Brevard County (23.3%).

It is also higher than in Florida (32.4%).

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

In Brevard County, Cape Canaveral ranks 4 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 188 of 857.

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

How renting in Cape Canaveral 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	37.3% (±4.3 points)	41.4% (±6.4 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$893 (±$52)	$1,318 (±$150)	+47.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,653 (±$5,701)	$67,276 (±$11,228)	+23.1%	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 Cape Canaveral

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Canaveral
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cape Canaveral	—	41.4% (±6.4 points)	—
Cocoa Beach	4.6 mi	21.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Tropical Park	6.3 mi	76.2% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Merritt Island	7.2 mi	20.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
North Merritt Island	8.1 mi	13.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Rockledge	9.5 mi	22.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Cocoa	9.7 mi	36.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sharpes	10 mi	25.7% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Cocoa West	10 mi	46.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cocoa Beach, FL (21.2%), Merritt Island, FL (20.0%), North Merritt Island, FL (13.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tropical Park, FL (76.2%).

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

Households that rent across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Patrick AFB	100.0% (±9.8 points)
2	Tropical Park	76.2% (±7.8 points)
3	Cocoa West	46.3% (±10.0 points)
4	Cape Canaveral	41.4% (±6.4 points)
5	Melbourne	40.3% (±1.8 points)
6	Cocoa	36.5% (±4.7 points)
7	Titusville	27.9% (±2.9 points)
8	West Melbourne	27.1% (±3.5 points)
9	Sharpes	25.7% (±10.1 points)
10	Indialantic	25.6% (±12.2 points)

Showing 10 of 29 places in Brevard 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 Cape Canaveral

How many renters are there in Cape Canaveral?

Cape Canaveral has an estimated 2,512 (±440) renting households, 41.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cape Canaveral?

In Cape Canaveral, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cape Canaveral?

A renting household in Cape Canaveral has 1.5 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cape Canaveral?

The median renting household in Cape Canaveral, FL has an income of $53,233 (±$6,781) a year, against $81,524 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 Cape Canaveral city, Florida (place:10250, 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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