What percentage of people rent in Green Cove Springs, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Green Cove Springs, FL, 2020–2024
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35.0% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Green Cove Springs, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,236 renting households against 2,296 that own their home.

In Green Cove Springs, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.0% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 1,236 (±260)
Median renter income: $57,421 (±$27,787)

Who rents and who owns in Green Cove Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Green Cove Springs	Clay County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.0% (±7.2 points)	24.1% (±1.3 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,236 (±260)	20,185 (±1,089)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,296 (±316)	63,522 (±1,084)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,421 (±$27,787)	$60,688 (±$4,784)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,433 (±$25,861)	$98,471 (±$3,243)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Green Cove Springs, the renter share is higher than in Clay County (24.1%).

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

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

In Clay County, Green Cove Springs ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 294 of 857.

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

How renting in Green Cove Springs 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	22.9% (±5.9 points)	35.0% (±7.2 points)	+12.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$916 (±$96)	$1,114 (±$442)	+21.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,009 (±$6,553)	$75,142 (±$10,157)	+31.8%	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 Green Cove Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Green Cove Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Green Cove Springs	—	35.0% (±7.2 points)	—
Asbury Lake	7.7 mi	10.7% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Penney Farms	7.8 mi	84.7% (±11.1 points)	Higher
Fleming Island	8.1 mi	14.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Fruit Cove	8.5 mi	12.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
World Golf Village	11 mi	10.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Lakeside	12 mi	31.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Park	13 mi	44.4% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	14 mi	55.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Asbury Lake, FL (10.7%), Fleming Island, FL (14.7%), Fruit Cove, FL (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Penney Farms, FL (84.7%), 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 Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Penney Farms	84.7% (±11.1 points)
2	Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	55.1% (±4.6 points)
3	Orange Park	44.4% (±7.2 points)
4	Green Cove Springs	35.0% (±7.2 points)
5	Lakeside	31.1% (±4.0 points)
6	Keystone Heights	18.8% (±7.9 points)
7	Oakleaf Plantation	18.4% (±4.4 points)
8	Fleming Island	14.7% (±2.3 points)
9	Middleburg	12.8% (±4.5 points)
10	Asbury Lake	10.7% (±4.5 points)

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 Green Cove Springs

How many renters are there in Green Cove Springs?

Green Cove Springs has an estimated 1,236 (±260) renting households, 35.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Green Cove Springs?

In Green Cove Springs, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Green Cove Springs?

A renting household in Green Cove Springs has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Green Cove Springs?

The median renting household in Green Cove Springs, FL has an income of $57,421 (±$27,787) a year, against $90,433 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 Green Cove Springs city, Florida (place:27400, 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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