What percentage of people rent in North Merritt Island, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in North Merritt Island, FL, 2020–2024
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13.4% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in North Merritt Island, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 471 renting households against 3,050 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.4% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 471 (±188)
Median renter income: $47,057 (±$26,909)

Who rents and who owns in North Merritt Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Merritt Island	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.4% (±5.2 points)	23.3% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	471 (±188)	60,086 (±1,632)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,050 (±308)	197,609 (±2,066)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,057 (±$26,909)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$131,379 (±$30,871)	$87,671 (±$1,614)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In North 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, North Merritt Island ranks 21 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 679 of 857.

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

Households that rent in places near North Merritt Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Merritt Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Merritt Island	—	13.4% (±5.2 points)	—
Sharpes	3.2 mi	25.7% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Tropical Park	5.6 mi	76.2% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Port St. John	6.0 mi	5.7% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Cocoa	6.6 mi	36.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Cocoa West	7.9 mi	46.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Cape Canaveral	8.1 mi	41.4% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Rockledge	9.8 mi	22.0% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Titusville	10 mi	27.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port St. John, FL (5.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sharpes, FL (25.7%), Tropical Park, FL (76.2%), Cocoa, FL (36.5%).

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
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)
23	South Patrick Shores	12.1% (±4.4 points)
24	Melbourne Village	11.0% (±7.2 points)
25	Mims	10.8% (±3.7 points)
26	Micco	8.1% (±2.7 points)
27	Port St. John	5.7% (±1.9 points)

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

North 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 North Merritt Island

How many renters are there in North Merritt Island?

North Merritt Island has an estimated 471 (±188) renting households, 13.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in North Merritt Island?

A renting household in North Merritt Island has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Merritt Island?

The median renting household in North Merritt Island, FL has an income of $47,057 (±$26,909) a year, against $131,379 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 North Merritt Island CDP, Florida (place:49435, 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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