What percentage of people rent in Lutz, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lutz, FL, 2020–2024
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21.5% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lutz, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,059 renting households against 7,530 that own their home.

In Lutz, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.5% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 2,059 (±376)
Median renter income: $59,244 (±$12,363)

Who rents and who owns in Lutz

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lutz	Hillsborough County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.5% (±3.4 points)	38.5% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,059 (±376)	224,630 (±3,604)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,530 (±523)	358,562 (±3,834)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,244 (±$12,363)	$55,100 (±$1,440)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,721 (±$12,730)	$101,592 (±$1,236)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Lutz, the renter share is lower than in Hillsborough County (38.5%).

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

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

In Hillsborough County, Lutz ranks 25 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 537 of 857.

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

How renting in Lutz 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	14.9% (±2.8 points)	21.5% (±3.4 points)	+6.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,274 (±$186)	$1,823 (±$164)	+43.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,000 (±$8,177)	$120,031 (±$14,321)	+41.2%	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 Lutz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lutz
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lutz	—	21.5% (±3.4 points)	—
Cheval	4.1 mi	40.6% (±3.8 points)	Higher
University (Hillsborough County)	4.5 mi	87.1% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Lake Magdalene	4.6 mi	27.7% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Land O' Lakes	4.7 mi	17.1% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Northdale	5.4 mi	27.2% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Pebble Creek	6.7 mi	23.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Odessa	6.8 mi	29.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollwood	7.0 mi	31.5% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Land O' Lakes, FL (17.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cheval, FL (40.6%), University (Hillsborough County), FL (87.1%), Lake Magdalene, FL (27.7%).

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

Households that rent across Hillsborough County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Lake Magdalene	27.7% (±2.9 points)
20	Northdale	27.2% (±3.3 points)
21	Ruskin	24.6% (±4.5 points)
22	Riverview	24.3% (±2.3 points)
23	Pebble Creek	23.8% (±6.1 points)
24	Balm	22.2% (±11.9 points)
25	Lutz	21.5% (±3.4 points)
26	Valrico	21.0% (±3.3 points)
27	Bloomingdale	20.0% (±3.6 points)
28	Fish Hawk	19.9% (±4.7 points)
29	Seffner	16.5% (±5.0 points)
30	Sun City Center	16.0% (±2.9 points)
31	Wimauma	14.7% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Hillsborough County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lutz 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 Lutz

How many renters are there in Lutz?

Lutz has an estimated 2,059 (±376) renting households, 21.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lutz?

In Lutz, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lutz?

A renting household in Lutz has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lutz?

The median renting household in Lutz, FL has an income of $59,244 (±$12,363) a year, against $142,721 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 Lutz CDP, Florida (place:41775, 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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