What percentage of people rent in Gulf Gate, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Gulf Gate, FL, 2020–2024
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45.4% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Gulf Gate, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,907 renting households against 2,297 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.4% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 1,907 (±397)
Median renter income: $45,873 (±$21,503)

Who rents and who owns in Gulf Gate

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gulf Gate	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.4% (±8.9 points)	23.3% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,907 (±397)	49,428 (±1,490)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,297 (±501)	162,776 (±1,864)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,873 (±$21,503)	$60,613 (±$2,413)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,011 (±$16,994)	$91,802 (±$1,340)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Gulf Gate, the renter share is higher than in Sarasota County (23.3%).

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

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

In Sarasota County, Gulf Gate ranks 1 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 857.

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

Households that rent in places near Gulf Gate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gulf Gate
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gulf Gate	—	45.4% (±8.9 points)	—
South Gate Ridge	2.0 mi	34.1% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ridge Wood Heights	2.0 mi	23.1% (±6.6 points)	Lower
South Sarasota	2.5 mi	23.6% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Vamo	2.6 mi	29.2% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Bee Ridge	2.8 mi	18.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Siesta Key	2.8 mi	7.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Southgate	3.3 mi	28.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Palmer Ranch	3.7 mi	24.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ridge Wood Heights, FL (23.1%), South Sarasota, FL (23.6%), Vamo, FL (29.2%).

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

Households that rent across Sarasota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gulf Gate	45.4% (±8.9 points)
2	Sarasota	42.5% (±2.3 points)
3	Fruitville	42.4% (±5.2 points)
4	North Sarasota	35.9% (±17.5 points)
5	South Gate Ridge	34.1% (±8.5 points)
6	Desoto Lakes	33.5% (±15.6 points)
7	Vamo	29.2% (±11.6 points)

Showing 7 of 28 places in Sarasota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Gulf Gate 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 Gulf Gate

How many renters are there in Gulf Gate?

Gulf Gate has an estimated 1,907 (±397) renting households, 45.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Gulf Gate?

A renting household in Gulf Gate has 1.9 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gulf Gate?

The median renting household in Gulf Gate, FL has an income of $45,873 (±$21,503) a year, against $67,011 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 Gulf Gate CDP, Florida (place:28045, 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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