What percentage of people rent in Leisure City, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Leisure City, FL, 2020–2024
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56.4% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Leisure City, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,598 renting households against 3,552 that own their home.

In Leisure City, the share of households that rent went from 47.2% in 2015–2019 to 56.4% in 2020–2024 (+9.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.4% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 4,598 (±761)
Median renter income: $36,262 (±$2,260)

Who rents and who owns in Leisure City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leisure City	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.4% (±5.2 points)	47.8% (±0.5 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,598 (±761)	465,971 (±5,269)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,552 (±337)	509,440 (±5,300)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,262 (±$2,260)	$53,660 (±$1,055)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,407 (±$8,604)	$94,956 (±$1,395)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Leisure City, the renter share is higher than in Miami-Dade County (47.8%).

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

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

In Miami-Dade County, Leisure City ranks 14 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 857.

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

How renting in Leisure City 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	47.2% (±4.0 points)	56.4% (±5.2 points)	+9.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,136 (±$43)	$1,723 (±$70)	+51.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,609 (±$4,000)	$41,977 (±$7,648)	+14.7%	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 Leisure City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leisure City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leisure City	—	56.4% (±5.2 points)	—
Naranja	1.8 mi	75.5% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Homestead	2.0 mi	51.7% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Homestead Base	2.9 mi	100.0% (±21.6 points)	Higher
Florida City	4.0 mi	68.8% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Princeton	4.0 mi	30.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Goulds	5.5 mi	43.9% (±8.4 points)	Lower
South Miami Heights	7.2 mi	37.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Richmond West	8.0 mi	16.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Princeton, FL (30.7%), Goulds, FL (43.9%), South Miami Heights, FL (37.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Naranja, FL (75.5%), Homestead Base, FL (100.0%), Florida City, FL (68.8%).

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

Households that rent across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Pinewood	59.6% (±5.9 points)
9	Miami Beach	59.1% (±2.0 points)
10	Sweetwater	57.9% (±3.8 points)
11	North Bay Village	57.6% (±7.5 points)
12 (tie)	Glenvar Heights	56.5% (±5.2 points)
12 (tie)	North Miami	56.5% (±2.7 points)
14	Leisure City	56.4% (±5.2 points)
15	Fountainebleau	56.1% (±3.2 points)
16	Country Club	54.3% (±3.2 points)
17	Doral	53.5% (±2.8 points)
18	Hialeah	53.4% (±1.4 points)
19	Homestead	51.7% (±3.3 points)
20	Bay Harbor Islands	51.1% (±7.9 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Leisure City 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 Leisure City

How many renters are there in Leisure City?

Leisure City has an estimated 4,598 (±761) renting households, 56.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leisure City?

In Leisure City, the share of households that rent went from 47.2% in 2015–2019 to 56.4% in 2020–2024 (+9.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Leisure City?

A renting household in Leisure City has 3.5 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Leisure City?

The median renting household in Leisure City, FL has an income of $36,262 (±$2,260) a year, against $68,407 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 Leisure City CDP, Florida (place:39950, 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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