What percentage of people rent in Cypress Gardens, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Cypress Gardens, FL, 2020–2024
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24.4% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cypress Gardens, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 962 renting households against 2,975 that own their home.

In Cypress Gardens, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.4% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 962 (±246)
Median renter income: $49,231 (±$7,470)

Who rents and who owns in Cypress Gardens

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cypress Gardens	Polk County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.4% (±5.8 points)	29.5% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	962 (±246)	85,480 (±2,095)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,975 (±393)	203,945 (±2,155)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,231 (±$7,470)	$50,423 (±$1,573)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,575 (±$12,160)	$75,442 (±$1,695)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Cypress Gardens, the renter share is not measurably different from Polk County (29.5%).

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

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

In Polk County, Cypress Gardens ranks 22 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 471 of 857.

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

How renting in Cypress Gardens 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	29.1% (±6.3 points)	24.4% (±5.8 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,187 (±$116)	$1,369 (±$230)	+15.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,963 (±$6,565)	$75,483 (±$14,489)	+19.9%	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 Cypress Gardens

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cypress Gardens
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cypress Gardens	—	24.4% (±5.8 points)	—
Wahneta	3.9 mi	38.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Haven	3.9 mi	36.3% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Eagle Lake	4.4 mi	24.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Hamilton	5.0 mi	20.8% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Inwood	5.3 mi	31.4% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dundee	5.4 mi	32.7% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Jan Phyl Village	6.4 mi	33.2% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Wales	8.0 mi	40.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winter Haven, FL (36.3%), Lake Wales, FL (40.8%).

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
16	Lake Alfred	29.9% (±10.4 points)
17	Fuller Heights	29.3% (±8.6 points)
18	Crooked Lake Park	29.2% (±10.6 points)
19	Haines City	29.0% (±4.6 points)
20	Frostproof	28.8% (±8.5 points)
21	Auburndale	26.7% (±5.1 points)
22	Cypress Gardens	24.4% (±5.8 points)
23	Eagle Lake	24.1% (±11.4 points)
24	Fussels Corner	23.5% (±5.7 points)
25	Poinciana	22.8% (±3.5 points)
26 (tie)	Lake Hamilton	20.8% (±9.6 points)
26 (tie)	Mulberry	20.8% (±8.6 points)
28	Highland City	20.7% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cypress Gardens 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 Cypress Gardens

How many renters are there in Cypress Gardens?

Cypress Gardens has an estimated 962 (±246) renting households, 24.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cypress Gardens?

In Cypress Gardens, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cypress Gardens?

A renting household in Cypress Gardens has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cypress Gardens?

The median renting household in Cypress Gardens, FL has an income of $49,231 (±$7,470) a year, against $90,575 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 Cypress Gardens CDP, Florida (place:16050, 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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