What percentage of people rent in Florida Ridge, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Florida Ridge, FL, 2020–2024
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20.7% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Florida Ridge, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,683 renting households against 6,451 that own their home.

In Florida Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.7% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 1,683 (±330)
Median renter income: $58,794 (±$6,077)

Who rents and who owns in Florida Ridge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Florida Ridge	Indian River County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.7% (±4.0 points)	19.9% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,683 (±330)	14,081 (±846)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,451 (±606)	56,735 (±1,088)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,794 (±$6,077)	$46,812 (±$3,587)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,049 (±$8,444)	$79,853 (±$3,631)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Florida Ridge, the renter share is not measurably different from Indian River County (19.9%).

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

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

In Indian River County, Florida Ridge ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 552 of 857.

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

How renting in Florida Ridge 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	16.1% (±3.7 points)	20.7% (±4.0 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,089 (±$126)	$1,342 (±$130)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,946 (±$3,862)	$66,625 (±$3,596)	+36.1%	Up 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 Florida Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Florida Ridge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Florida Ridge	—	20.7% (±4.0 points)	—
Vero Beach South	2.9 mi	20.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood Park	3.1 mi	14.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
South Beach	3.1 mi	1.5% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Vero Beach	4.4 mi	35.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
St. Lucie Village	6.3 mi	18.3% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gifford	6.9 mi	48.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
West Vero Corridor	7.0 mi	27.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Fort Pierce North	7.6 mi	44.0% (±14.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakewood Park, FL (14.6%), South Beach, FL (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vero Beach, FL (35.6%), Gifford, FL (48.8%), West Vero Corridor, FL (27.3%).

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

Households that rent across Indian River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gifford	48.8% (±9.1 points)
2	Vero Beach	35.6% (±3.9 points)
3	West Vero Corridor	27.3% (±3.9 points)
4	Wabasso	26.5% (±16.1 points)
5	Fellsmere	26.0% (±12.6 points)
6	Florida Ridge	20.7% (±4.0 points)
7	Vero Beach South	20.4% (±2.9 points)
8	Sebastian	14.8% (±3.4 points)
9	Vero Lake Estates	12.1% (±6.7 points)
10	Roseland	8.8% (±7.3 points)
11	Winter Beach	5.6% (±4.2 points)
12	Indian River Shores	2.4% (±2.0 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Indian River County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Florida Ridge 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 Florida Ridge

How many renters are there in Florida Ridge?

Florida Ridge has an estimated 1,683 (±330) renting households, 20.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Florida Ridge?

In Florida Ridge, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Florida Ridge?

A renting household in Florida Ridge has 2.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Florida Ridge?

The median renting household in Florida Ridge, FL has an income of $58,794 (±$6,077) a year, against $71,049 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 Florida Ridge CDP, Florida (place:23050, 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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