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

Name: Rent burden in Fruit Cove, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.9% (±13.7 points) of renting households in Fruit Cove, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.9% (±13.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.8% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±5.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fruit Cove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fruit Cove	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	22.7% (±10.5 points)	12.8%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.1% (±6.2 points)	9.8%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.3% (±3.7 points)	9.7%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±6.1 points)	8.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.1% (±6.4 points)	9.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	44.8% (±12.1 points)	50.1%	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.

Fruit Cove against St. Johns County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fruit Cove	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.9% (±13.7 points)	59.5% (±4.9 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.8% (±12.1 points)	50.1% (±3.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±5.4 points)	35.1% (±2.1 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$90,827 (±$20,152)	$64,146 (±$3,950)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,336 (±$160)	$1,922 (±$70)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Fruit Cove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Johns County (59.5%).

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

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

In St. Johns County, Fruit Cove ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 493 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 Fruit Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fruit Cove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fruit Cove	—	55.9% (±13.7 points)	—
Fleming Island	5.5 mi	51.3% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Park	7.2 mi	50.5% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Green Cove Springs	8.5 mi	27.2% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	8.8 mi	61.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	9.3 mi	52.1% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Lake	10 mi	33.9% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different
World Golf Village	12 mi	84.1% (±19.1 points)	Higher
Nocatee	13 mi	55.7% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: World Golf Village, FL (84.1%).

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 St. Johns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	St. Augustine Shores	84.7% (±39.5 points)
2	World Golf Village	84.1% (±19.1 points)
3	Vilano Beach	73.4% (±43.7 points)
4	Palm Valley	64.7% (±14.1 points)
5	St. Augustine	61.9% (±11.8 points)
6 (tie)	Flagler Estates	55.9% (±25.7 points)
6 (tie)	Fruit Cove	55.9% (±13.7 points)
8 (tie)	Nocatee	55.7% (±23.4 points)
8 (tie)	Sawgrass	55.7% (±28.6 points)
10	Butler Beach	49.0% (±33.2 points)
11	St. Augustine Beach	34.4% (±16.3 points)
12	St. Augustine South	16.0% (±57.3 points)

Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove

Are renters in Fruit Cove rent-burdened?

55.9% of renting households in Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fruit Cove, FL spends 32.7% (±5.4 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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