What percentage of people rent in Merritt Island, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Merritt Island, FL, 2020–2024
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20.0% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in Merritt Island, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,839 renting households against 11,327 that own their home.

In Merritt Island, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.0% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 2,839 (±321)
Median renter income: $54,913 (±$12,052)

Who rents and who owns in Merritt Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merritt Island	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.0% (±2.2 points)	23.3% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,839 (±321)	60,086 (±1,632)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,327 (±670)	197,609 (±2,066)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,913 (±$12,052)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,963 (±$7,928)	$87,671 (±$1,614)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Merritt Island, the renter share is lower than in Brevard County (23.3%).

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

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

In Brevard County, Merritt Island ranks 16 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 565 of 857.

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

How renting in Merritt Island 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	22.9% (±1.9 points)	20.0% (±2.2 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,019 (±$60)	$1,441 (±$77)	+41.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$64,865 (±$2,981)	$94,012 (±$8,215)	+44.9%	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 Merritt Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merritt Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Merritt Island	—	20.0% (±2.2 points)	—
Cocoa Beach	3.3 mi	21.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	3.9 mi	22.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Viera East	4.0 mi	23.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tropical Park	5.3 mi	76.2% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Viera West	5.9 mi	18.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Patrick AFB	6.7 mi	100.0% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Cocoa West	6.7 mi	46.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Cocoa	7.1 mi	36.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tropical Park, FL (76.2%), Patrick AFB, FL (100.0%), Cocoa West, FL (46.3%).

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

Households that rent across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Indialantic	25.6% (±12.2 points)
11	Viera East	23.8% (±8.1 points)
12	Rockledge	22.0% (±3.1 points)
13	June Park	21.6% (±8.1 points)
14	Cocoa Beach	21.2% (±4.3 points)
15	Palm Bay	20.3% (±1.6 points)
16	Merritt Island	20.0% (±2.2 points)
17	Indian Harbour Beach	19.9% (±5.2 points)
18	Viera West	18.9% (±3.7 points)
19	Satellite Beach	18.1% (±4.4 points)
20	Melbourne Beach	17.6% (±9.0 points)
21	North Merritt Island	13.4% (±5.2 points)
22	Palm Shores	12.2% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island

How many renters are there in Merritt Island?

Merritt Island has an estimated 2,839 (±321) renting households, 20.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Merritt Island?

In Merritt Island, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Merritt Island?

A renting household in Merritt Island has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Merritt Island?

The median renting household in Merritt Island, FL has an income of $54,913 (±$12,052) a year, against $107,963 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 Merritt Island CDP, Florida (place:44275, 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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