What percentage of people rent in Fort Meade, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Meade, FL, 2020–2024
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30.0% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Meade, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 658 renting households against 1,538 that own their home.

In Fort Meade, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.0% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 658 (±181)
Median renter income: $20,564 (±$2,320)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Meade

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Meade	Polk County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.0% (±7.0 points)	29.5% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	658 (±181)	85,480 (±2,095)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,538 (±177)	203,945 (±2,155)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,564 (±$2,320)	$50,423 (±$1,573)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$44,659 (±$12,981)	$75,442 (±$1,695)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

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

It is not measurably different from Florida (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Polk County, Fort Meade ranks 15 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 368 of 857.

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

How renting in Fort Meade 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	22.7% (±5.2 points)	30.0% (±7.0 points)	+7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$771 (±$31)	$922 (±$64)	+19.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,325 (±$4,917)	$36,657 (±$8,377)	−17.3%	Down 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 Fort Meade

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Meade
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Meade	—	30.0% (±7.0 points)	—
Bartow	8.4 mi	34.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bowling Green	8.9 mi	29.8% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Alturas	9.2 mi	12.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Crooked Lake Park	14 mi	29.2% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wahneta	14 mi	38.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Highland City	14 mi	20.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Eagle Lake	15 mi	24.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mulberry	15 mi	20.8% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alturas, FL (12.3%), Highland City, FL (20.7%).

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
9	Winter Haven	36.3% (±2.9 points)
10	Bartow	34.1% (±4.2 points)
11	Medulla	33.8% (±5.4 points)
12	Jan Phyl Village	33.2% (±9.6 points)
13	Dundee	32.7% (±11.7 points)
14	Inwood	31.4% (±8.8 points)
15	Fort Meade	30.0% (±7.0 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Polk 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 Fort Meade

How many renters are there in Fort Meade?

Fort Meade has an estimated 658 (±181) renting households, 30.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Meade?

In Fort Meade, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Meade?

A renting household in Fort Meade has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Meade?

The median renting household in Fort Meade, FL has an income of $20,564 (±$2,320) a year, against $44,659 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 Fort Meade city, Florida (place:24100, 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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