What percentage of people rent in Miramar Beach, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Miramar Beach, FL, 2020–2024
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18.1% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Miramar Beach, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 792 renting households against 3,573 that own their home.

In Miramar Beach, the share of households that rent went from 29.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 792 (±366)
Median renter income: $71,083 (±$50,913)

Who rents and who owns in Miramar Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Miramar Beach	Walton County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±7.0 points)	21.4% (±1.9 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	792 (±366)	7,358 (±765)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,573 (±377)	27,004 (±879)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,083 (±$50,913)	$56,630 (±$11,700)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,622 (±$31,215)	$89,015 (±$5,236)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Miramar Beach, the renter share is not measurably different from Walton County (21.4%).

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

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

In Walton County, Miramar Beach ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 602 of 857.

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

How renting in Miramar Beach 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	29.0% (±5.6 points)	18.1% (±7.0 points)	−10.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,211 (±$128)	$2,250 (±$621)	+85.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$70,069 (±$13,706)	$103,250 (±$26,485)	+47.4%	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 Miramar Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miramar Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Miramar Beach	—	18.1% (±7.0 points)	—
Destin	7.7 mi	30.3% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Valparaiso	12 mi	35.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Niceville	13 mi	26.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eglin AFB	13 mi	100.0% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Lake Lorraine	14 mi	26.8% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Shalimar	15 mi	30.0% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Freeport	15 mi	28.2% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cinco Bayou	16 mi	34.7% (±14.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Destin, FL (30.3%), Valparaiso, FL (35.8%), Eglin AFB, FL (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Walton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	DeFuniak Springs	37.5% (±8.4 points)
2	Freeport	28.2% (±7.6 points)
3	Paxton	21.1% (±11.0 points)
4	Miramar Beach	18.1% (±7.0 points)

Miramar Beach 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 Miramar Beach

How many renters are there in Miramar Beach?

Miramar Beach has an estimated 792 (±366) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Miramar Beach?

In Miramar Beach, the share of households that rent went from 29.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Miramar Beach?

A renting household in Miramar Beach has 1.8 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Miramar Beach?

The median renting household in Miramar Beach, FL has an income of $71,083 (±$50,913) a year, against $119,622 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 Miramar Beach CDP, Florida (place:46000, 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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