What percentage of people rent in Hobe Sound, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Hobe Sound, FL, 2020–2024
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22.2% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Hobe Sound, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,374 renting households against 4,811 that own their home.

In Hobe Sound, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.2% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 1,374 (±245)
Median renter income: $45,778 (±$16,371)

Who rents and who owns in Hobe Sound

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hobe Sound	Martin County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.2% (±3.8 points)	20.4% (±1.2 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,374 (±245)	13,803 (±872)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,811 (±508)	53,998 (±1,006)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,778 (±$16,371)	$46,716 (±$5,391)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,703 (±$11,657)	$94,021 (±$3,717)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Hobe Sound, the renter share is not measurably different from Martin County (20.4%).

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

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

In Martin County, Hobe Sound ranks 6 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 523 of 857.

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

How renting in Hobe Sound 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	23.8% (±4.0 points)	22.2% (±3.8 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,012 (±$73)	$1,129 (±$60)	+11.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$50,030 (±$7,621)	$63,484 (±$6,149)	+26.9%	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 Hobe Sound

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hobe Sound
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hobe Sound	—	22.2% (±3.8 points)	—
Jupiter Island	4.0 mi	4.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Port Salerno	5.8 mi	17.8% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tequesta	7.7 mi	19.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Limestone Creek	8.9 mi	61.3% (±26.3 points)	Higher
Sewall's Point	9.3 mi	6.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Jupiter Inlet Colony	9.6 mi	3.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Stuart	11 mi	41.1% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Jupiter	11 mi	21.5% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jupiter Island, FL (4.2%), Sewall's Point, FL (6.2%), Jupiter Inlet Colony, FL (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Limestone Creek, FL (61.3%), Stuart, FL (41.1%).

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

Households that rent across Martin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stuart	41.1% (±5.0 points)
2	Indiantown	26.5% (±8.9 points)
3	North River Shores	25.8% (±8.7 points)
4	Ocean Breeze	24.5% (±12.0 points)
5	Jensen Beach	23.0% (±4.8 points)
6	Hobe Sound	22.2% (±3.8 points)
7	Port Salerno	17.8% (±4.6 points)
8	Palm City	10.3% (±2.4 points)
9	Sewall's Point	6.2% (±3.1 points)
10	Jupiter Island	4.2% (±3.8 points)
11	Rio	3.7% (±6.4 points)

Hobe Sound 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 Hobe Sound

How many renters are there in Hobe Sound?

Hobe Sound has an estimated 1,374 (±245) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hobe Sound?

In Hobe Sound, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hobe Sound?

A renting household in Hobe Sound has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hobe Sound?

The median renting household in Hobe Sound, FL has an income of $45,778 (±$16,371) a year, against $68,703 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 Hobe Sound CDP, Florida (place:30975, 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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