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

Name: Rent burden in Fleming Island, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.3% (±12.7 points) of renting households in Fleming Island, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.3% (±12.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.4% (±11.3 points)
Median share of income: 30.7% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fleming Island

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fleming Island	Clay County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	1.9% (±2.9 points)	11.1%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.3% (±5.3 points)	12.0%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.2% (±7.7 points)	13.3%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.2% (±10.3 points)	13.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.9% (±5.9 points)	9.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	41.4% (±11.3 points)	40.7%	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.

Fleming Island against Clay County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fleming Island	Clay County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.3% (±12.7 points)	49.9% (±4.6 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.4% (±11.3 points)	40.7% (±4.1 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.7% (±4.5 points)	30.0% (±1.8 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$76,559 (±$9,561)	$60,688 (±$4,784)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,935 (±$122)	$1,551 (±$62)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Fleming Island, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Clay County (49.9%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

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

In Clay County, Fleming Island ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 588 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 Fleming Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fleming Island
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fleming Island	—	51.3% (±12.7 points)	—
Lakeside	4.3 mi	52.1% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Park	5.0 mi	50.5% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fruit Cove	5.5 mi	55.9% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Lake	5.7 mi	33.9% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	5.7 mi	61.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Green Cove Springs	8.1 mi	27.2% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Oakleaf Plantation	9.0 mi	46.9% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Penney Farms	10 mi	75.5% (±15.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Cove Springs, FL (27.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Penney Farms, FL (75.5%).

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 Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Penney Farms	75.5% (±15.3 points)
2	Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	61.7% (±11.1 points)
3	Lakeside	52.1% (±8.7 points)
4	Fleming Island	51.3% (±12.7 points)
5	Orange Park	50.5% (±17.1 points)
6	Oakleaf Plantation	46.9% (±14.7 points)
7	Keystone Heights	38.6% (±24.0 points)
8	Middleburg	36.2% (±21.1 points)
9	Asbury Lake	33.9% (±22.6 points)
10	Green Cove Springs	27.2% (±16.3 points)

Fleming Island 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fleming Island

Are renters in Fleming Island rent-burdened?

51.3% of renting households in Fleming Island 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 Fleming Island spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fleming Island, FL spends 30.7% (±4.5 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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