What percentage of people rent in Lakewood Ranch, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lakewood Ranch, FL, 2020–2024
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20.0% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lakewood Ranch, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,579 renting households against 14,309 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.0% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 3,579 (±439)
Median renter income: $71,360 (±$9,794)

Who rents and who owns in Lakewood Ranch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lakewood Ranch	Manatee County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.0% (±2.4 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,579 (±439)	45,374 (±1,654)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,309 (±845)	131,373 (±2,049)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,360 (±$9,794)	$54,830 (±$2,063)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$133,455 (±$11,381)	$89,556 (±$2,723)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Lakewood Ranch, the renter share is lower than in Manatee County (25.7%).

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

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

In Manatee County, Lakewood Ranch ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 564 of 857.

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

Households that rent in places near Lakewood Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakewood Ranch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lakewood Ranch	—	20.0% (±2.4 points)	—
The Meadows	6.8 mi	21.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Desoto Lakes	7.5 mi	33.5% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitville	7.7 mi	42.4% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Kensington Park	8.1 mi	21.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Sarasota	9.3 mi	29.0% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Sarasota	9.5 mi	35.9% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota Springs	9.6 mi	20.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Old Miakka	9.8 mi	5.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Old Miakka, FL (5.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fruitville, FL (42.4%).

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

Households that rent across Manatee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	South Bradenton	44.8% (±3.6 points)
3	Bradenton	44.0% (±2.6 points)
4	Samoset	43.9% (±11.2 points)
5	Bayshore Gardens	33.8% (±4.3 points)
6	Ellenton	32.5% (±13.4 points)
7	Palmetto	31.2% (±5.2 points)
8	Lakewood Ranch	20.0% (±2.4 points)
9	Memphis	18.8% (±7.4 points)
10	Bradenton Beach	13.8% (±5.6 points)
11	Cortez	12.9% (±5.3 points)
12	West Bradenton	12.6% (±5.3 points)
13	Holmes Beach	10.8% (±4.1 points)
14	Whitfield	9.0% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Manatee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lakewood Ranch 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 Lakewood Ranch

How many renters are there in Lakewood Ranch?

Lakewood Ranch has an estimated 3,579 (±439) renting households, 20.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Lakewood Ranch?

A renting household in Lakewood Ranch has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lakewood Ranch?

The median renting household in Lakewood Ranch, FL has an income of $71,360 (±$9,794) a year, against $133,455 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 Lakewood Ranch CDP, Florida (place:39067, 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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