What percentage of people rent in Live Oak, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Live Oak, FL, 2020–2024
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53.4% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in Live Oak, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,179 renting households against 1,028 that own their home.

In Live Oak, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 53.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.4% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 1,179 (±245)
Median renter income: $60,254 (±$8,851)

Who rents and who owns in Live Oak

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Live Oak	Suwannee County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.4% (±9.5 points)	25.1% (±3.0 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,179 (±245)	4,040 (±535)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,028 (±252)	12,072 (±503)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,254 (±$8,851)	$45,412 (±$13,462)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,454 (±$24,883)	$59,586 (±$5,686)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Live Oak, the renter share is higher than in Suwannee County (25.1%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 75 of 857.

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

How renting in Live Oak 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	42.2% (±10.8 points)	53.4% (±9.5 points)	+11.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$717 (±$33)	$903 (±$90)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,859 (±$9,197)	$59,375 (±$9,248)	+24.1%	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 Live Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Live Oak
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Live Oak	—	53.4% (±9.5 points)	—
Jasper	11 mi	52.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
White Springs	14 mi	33.6% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mayo	20 mi	61.0% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lee	21 mi	29.5% (±18.3 points)	Lower
Five Points	21 mi	56.9% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lake City	22 mi	60.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jennings	22 mi	36.1% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Branford	23 mi	50.3% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lee, FL (29.5%).

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

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 Live Oak

How many renters are there in Live Oak?

Live Oak has an estimated 1,179 (±245) renting households, 53.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Live Oak?

In Live Oak, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 53.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Live Oak?

A renting household in Live Oak has 3.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Live Oak?

The median renting household in Live Oak, FL has an income of $60,254 (±$8,851) a year, against $52,454 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 Live Oak city, Florida (place:40875, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.