What percentage of people rent in Lake Butler (community), FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Butler (community), FL, 2020–2024
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13.1% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Butler (community), FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 786 renting households against 5,212 that own their home.

In Lake Butler (community), the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.1% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 786 (±303)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Butler (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Butler (community)	Orange County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.1% (±4.7 points)	43.2% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	786 (±303)	227,990 (±3,665)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,212 (±531)	299,786 (±3,766)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$58,569 (±$1,323)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$198,984 (±$25,234)	$102,943 (±$1,472)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Lake Butler (community), the renter share is lower than in Orange County (43.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, Lake Butler (community) ranks 38 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 684 of 857.

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

How renting in Lake Butler (community) 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	19.2% (±6.6 points)	13.1% (±4.7 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,953 (±$224)	$2,487 (±$339)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$128,695 (±$19,322)	$182,500 (±$22,964)	+41.8%	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 Lake Butler (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Butler (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Butler (community)	—	13.1% (±4.7 points)	—
Windermere	0.8 mi	4.4% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Gotha	3.0 mi	13.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bay Hill	3.2 mi	13.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Garden	4.2 mi	34.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Doctor Phillips	5.2 mi	32.9% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Horizon West	5.6 mi	34.3% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Ocoee	5.6 mi	26.8% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Orlovista	6.1 mi	41.6% (±9.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windermere, FL (4.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winter Garden, FL (34.3%), Doctor Phillips, FL (32.9%), Horizon West, FL (34.3%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
32	Bithlo	19.3% (±6.9 points)
33	Southchase	18.4% (±4.8 points)
34	Oakland	17.1% (±10.8 points)
35	Christmas	15.1% (±12.4 points)
36	Conway	13.6% (±4.0 points)
37	Gotha	13.2% (±8.7 points)
38	Lake Butler (community)	13.1% (±4.7 points)
39	Bay Hill	13.0% (±5.8 points)
40	Rio Pinar	11.7% (±5.4 points)
41	Wedgefield	10.4% (±5.8 points)
42	Belle Isle	9.1% (±5.2 points)
43	Zellwood	9.0% (±7.9 points)
44	Tangerine	7.4% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Butler (community) 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 Lake Butler (community)

How many renters are there in Lake Butler (community)?

Lake Butler (community) has an estimated 786 (±303) renting households, 13.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Butler (community)?

In Lake Butler (community), the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Butler (community)?

A renting household in Lake Butler (community) has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned 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 Lake Butler CDP, Florida (place:37648, 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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