What percentage of people rent in East Lake, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in East Lake, FL, 2020–2024
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16.8% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in East Lake, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,318 renting households against 11,451 that own their home.

In East Lake, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.8% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 2,318 (±318)
Median renter income: $68,067 (±$7,332)

Who rents and who owns in East Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Lake	Pinellas County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.8% (±2.1 points)	30.5% (±0.5 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,318 (±318)	130,561 (±2,312)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,451 (±573)	297,912 (±2,989)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,067 (±$7,332)	$54,442 (±$1,274)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,110 (±$7,505)	$84,984 (±$1,739)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In East Lake, the renter share is lower than in Pinellas County (30.5%).

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

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

In Pinellas County, East Lake ranks 25 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 622 of 857.

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

How renting in East Lake 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	20.4% (±2.1 points)	16.8% (±2.1 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,319 (±$55)	$1,942 (±$120)	+47.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$81,498 (±$3,747)	$99,333 (±$7,897)	+21.9%	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 East Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Lake	—	16.8% (±2.1 points)	—
Trinity	4.8 mi	14.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palm Harbor	4.9 mi	22.1% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Keystone	4.9 mi	7.9% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Oldsmar	5.3 mi	23.1% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Holiday	5.5 mi	33.7% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Tarpon Springs	5.8 mi	19.0% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elfers	6.6 mi	35.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Westchase	6.7 mi	36.1% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Keystone, FL (7.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Palm Harbor, FL (22.1%), Oldsmar, FL (23.1%), Holiday, FL (33.7%).

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

Households that rent across Pinellas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18 (tie)	West Lealman	23.6% (±3.3 points)
20	Oldsmar	23.1% (±4.1 points)
21	Palm Harbor	22.1% (±2.3 points)
22	Ridgecrest	20.3% (±13.0 points)
23	Kenneth City	19.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Tarpon Springs	19.0% (±3.8 points)
25	East Lake	16.8% (±2.1 points)
26	Redington Shores	16.5% (±5.7 points)
27	Safety Harbor	16.1% (±2.8 points)
28	Indian Shores	14.1% (±8.7 points)
29	Bay Pines	13.3% (±6.0 points)
30	Greenbriar	11.7% (±9.4 points)
31	Bardmoor	10.0% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Pinellas County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Lake 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 East Lake

How many renters are there in East Lake?

East Lake has an estimated 2,318 (±318) renting households, 16.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Lake?

In East Lake, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East Lake?

A renting household in East Lake has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Lake?

The median renting household in East Lake, FL has an income of $68,067 (±$7,332) a year, against $110,110 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 East Lake CDP, Florida (place:19206, 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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