What percentage of people rent in Fruit Cove, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Fruit Cove, FL, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Fruit Cove, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,487 renting households against 10,269 that own their home.

In Fruit Cove, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.6% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 1,487 (±328)
Median renter income: $90,827 (±$20,152)

Who rents and who owns in Fruit Cove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fruit Cove	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.6% (±2.6 points)	17.8% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,487 (±328)	20,572 (±1,286)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,269 (±718)	95,222 (±1,469)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$90,827 (±$20,152)	$64,146 (±$3,950)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$145,655 (±$11,334)	$124,002 (±$3,119)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Fruit Cove, the renter share is lower than in St. Johns County (17.8%).

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

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

In St. Johns County, Fruit Cove ranks 9 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 695 of 857.

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

How renting in Fruit Cove 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	17.2% (±2.8 points)	12.6% (±2.6 points)	−4.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,763 (±$112)	$2,336 (±$160)	+32.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$107,557 (±$7,104)	$141,863 (±$8,088)	+31.9%	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 Fruit Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fruit Cove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fruit Cove	—	12.6% (±2.6 points)	—
Fleming Island	5.5 mi	14.7% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Park	7.2 mi	44.4% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Green Cove Springs	8.5 mi	35.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	8.8 mi	55.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Lakeside	9.3 mi	31.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Asbury Lake	10 mi	10.7% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
World Golf Village	12 mi	10.6% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Nocatee	13 mi	17.8% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange Park, FL (44.4%), Green Cove Springs, FL (35.0%), Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL (55.1%).

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

Households that rent across St. Johns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	St. Augustine Beach	25.7% (±8.9 points)
4	St. Augustine Shores	23.7% (±9.2 points)
5	Palm Valley	18.6% (±3.7 points)
6	Nocatee	17.8% (±6.5 points)
7	Sawgrass	14.1% (±5.6 points)
8	Butler Beach	13.8% (±5.6 points)
9	Fruit Cove	12.6% (±2.6 points)
10	Vilano Beach	11.8% (±5.5 points)
11	World Golf Village	10.6% (±3.9 points)
12	St. Augustine South	5.7% (±4.8 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in St. Johns County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fruit Cove

How many renters are there in Fruit Cove?

Fruit Cove has an estimated 1,487 (±328) renting households, 12.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fruit Cove?

In Fruit Cove, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fruit Cove?

A renting household in Fruit Cove has 2.8 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fruit Cove?

The median renting household in Fruit Cove, FL has an income of $90,827 (±$20,152) a year, against $145,655 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 Fruit Cove CDP, Florida (place:24925, 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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