What percentage of people rent in Rockledge, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rockledge, FL, 2020–2024
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22.0% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in Rockledge, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,697 renting households against 9,578 that own their home.

In Rockledge, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.0% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 2,697 (±403)
Median renter income: $67,945 (±$14,356)

Who rents and who owns in Rockledge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rockledge	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.0% (±3.1 points)	23.3% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,697 (±403)	60,086 (±1,632)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,578 (±645)	197,609 (±2,066)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±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	$67,945 (±$14,356)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,482 (±$7,612)	$87,671 (±$1,614)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Rockledge, the renter share is not measurably different from 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, Rockledge ranks 12 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 528 of 857.

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

How renting in Rockledge 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	20.6% (±3.2 points)	22.0% (±3.1 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,290 (±$88)	$1,820 (±$87)	+41.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$68,265 (±$5,578)	$84,255 (±$6,855)	+23.4%	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 Rockledge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockledge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rockledge	—	22.0% (±3.1 points)	—
Cocoa West	3.3 mi	46.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Merritt Island	3.9 mi	20.0% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cocoa	4.1 mi	36.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Viera East	4.3 mi	23.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tropical Park	4.5 mi	76.2% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Viera West	5.3 mi	18.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cocoa Beach	6.7 mi	21.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sharpes	8.6 mi	25.7% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cocoa West, FL (46.3%), Cocoa, FL (36.5%), Tropical Park, FL (76.2%).

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
6	Cocoa	36.5% (±4.7 points)
7	Titusville	27.9% (±2.9 points)
8	West Melbourne	27.1% (±3.5 points)
9	Sharpes	25.7% (±10.1 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Brevard 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 Rockledge

How many renters are there in Rockledge?

Rockledge has an estimated 2,697 (±403) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rockledge?

In Rockledge, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rockledge?

A renting household in Rockledge has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rockledge?

The median renting household in Rockledge, FL has an income of $67,945 (±$14,356) a year, against $92,482 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 Rockledge city, Florida (place:61500, 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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