What percentage of people rent in Pretty Bayou, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pretty Bayou, FL, 2020–2024
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28.6% (±14.1 points) of the occupied homes in Pretty Bayou, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 419 renting households against 1,047 that own their home.

In Pretty Bayou, the share of households that rent went from 17.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.6% (±14.1 points)
Renting households: 419 (±255)
Median renter income: $71,129 (±$6,016)

Who rents and who owns in Pretty Bayou

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pretty Bayou	Bay County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.6% (±14.1 points)	33.2% (±1.4 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	419 (±255)	26,118 (±1,149)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,047 (±232)	52,660 (±1,469)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,129 (±$6,016)	$53,005 (±$2,559)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,979 (±$16,636)	$85,432 (±$2,363)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Pretty Bayou, the renter share is not measurably different from Bay County (33.2%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bay County, Pretty Bayou ranks 10 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 398 of 857.

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

How renting in Pretty Bayou 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	17.8% (±6.6 points)	28.6% (±14.1 points)	+10.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$824 (±$103)	$1,749 (±$167)	+112.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$78,833 (±$17,696)	$85,208 (±$8,605)	+8.1%	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 Pretty Bayou

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pretty Bayou
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pretty Bayou	—	28.6% (±14.1 points)	—
Panama City	2.9 mi	43.7% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Upper Grand Lagoon	3.7 mi	37.7% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove	4.1 mi	33.4% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lynn Haven	4.3 mi	35.6% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Grand Lagoon	5.1 mi	29.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield	6.0 mi	38.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Parker	7.6 mi	45.9% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Callaway	10 mi	41.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Panama City, FL (43.7%), Parker, FL (45.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Panama City Beach	40.8% (±3.7 points)
5	Springfield	38.0% (±6.6 points)
6	Upper Grand Lagoon	37.7% (±5.1 points)
7	Lynn Haven	35.6% (±4.3 points)
8	Cedar Grove	33.4% (±11.1 points)
9	Lower Grand Lagoon	29.6% (±5.8 points)
10	Pretty Bayou	28.6% (±14.1 points)
11	Laguna Beach	27.0% (±6.2 points)
12	Mexico Beach	21.8% (±8.9 points)

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

Pretty Bayou 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 Pretty Bayou

How many renters are there in Pretty Bayou?

Pretty Bayou has an estimated 419 (±255) renting households, 28.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pretty Bayou?

In Pretty Bayou, the share of households that rent went from 17.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pretty Bayou?

A renting household in Pretty Bayou has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pretty Bayou?

The median renting household in Pretty Bayou, FL has an income of $71,129 (±$6,016) a year, against $86,979 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 Pretty Bayou CDP, Florida (place:58962, 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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