What percentage of people rent in Marathon, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Marathon, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.8% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Marathon, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,600 renting households against 2,418 that own their home.

In Marathon, the share of households that rent went from 45.6% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.8% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 1,600 (±201)
Median renter income: $55,764 (±$11,261)

Who rents and who owns in Marathon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marathon	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.8% (±4.5 points)	34.2% (±1.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,600 (±201)	11,769 (±636)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,418 (±239)	22,636 (±735)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,764 (±$11,261)	$64,941 (±$5,432)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,500 (±$25,871)	$108,690 (±$6,289)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Marathon, the renter share is higher than in Monroe County (34.2%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Marathon ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 210 of 857.

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

How renting in Marathon 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	45.6% (±4.1 points)	39.8% (±4.5 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,319 (±$80)	$1,633 (±$175)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,365 (±$6,272)	$89,355 (±$14,353)	+58.5%	Up 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 Marathon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marathon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marathon	—	39.8% (±4.5 points)	—
Key Colony Beach	0.7 mi	31.9% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Layton	15 mi	28.1% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different
Big Pine Key	21 mi	11.7% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Cudjoe Key	30 mi	20.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Islamorada	35 mi	15.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Tavernier	39 mi	19.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Big Coppitt Key	41 mi	37.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stock Island	46 mi	72.4% (±9.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Big Pine Key, FL (11.7%), Cudjoe Key, FL (20.8%), Islamorada, FL (15.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stock Island, FL (72.4%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stock Island	72.4% (±9.1 points)
2	Key West	50.8% (±3.6 points)
3	Marathon	39.8% (±4.5 points)
4	Big Coppitt Key	37.1% (±10.4 points)
5	Key Colony Beach	31.9% (±17.2 points)
6	Layton	28.1% (±19.4 points)
7	Key Largo	23.8% (±4.2 points)
8	Cudjoe Key	20.8% (±7.6 points)
9	Tavernier	19.8% (±8.8 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Marathon

How many renters are there in Marathon?

Marathon has an estimated 1,600 (±201) renting households, 39.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marathon?

In Marathon, the share of households that rent went from 45.6% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Marathon?

A renting household in Marathon has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marathon?

The median renting household in Marathon, FL has an income of $55,764 (±$11,261) a year, against $127,500 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 Marathon city, Florida (place:43000, 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.