What percentage of people rent in San Carlos Park, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in San Carlos Park, FL, 2020–2024
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26.4% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in San Carlos Park, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,779 renting households against 4,963 that own their home.

In San Carlos Park, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.4% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,779 (±367)
Median renter income: $83,664 (±$25,133)

Who rents and who owns in San Carlos Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Carlos Park	Lee County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.4% (±5.0 points)	25.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,779 (±367)	84,149 (±2,424)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,963 (±467)	243,654 (±2,971)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$83,664 (±$25,133)	$54,866 (±$2,613)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,563 (±$7,739)	$86,271 (±$1,837)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In San Carlos Park, the renter share is not measurably different from Lee County (25.7%).

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

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

In Lee County, San Carlos Park ranks 15 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 439 of 857.

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

How renting in San Carlos Park 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	27.4% (±5.2 points)	26.4% (±5.0 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,271 (±$128)	$1,715 (±$110)	+34.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,963 (±$3,520)	$85,952 (±$5,857)	+38.7%	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 San Carlos Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Carlos Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Carlos Park	—	26.4% (±5.0 points)	—
Three Oaks	1.4 mi	41.1% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Florida Gulf Coast University	3.5 mi	100.0% (±35.9 points)	Higher
Estero	3.7 mi	14.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Villas	5.9 mi	35.8% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Cypress Lake	6.6 mi	24.0% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Myers Beach	6.7 mi	11.3% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Harlem Heights	7.2 mi	51.4% (±23.3 points)	Higher
Pine Manor	7.6 mi	71.3% (±20.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Estero, FL (14.0%), Fort Myers Beach, FL (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Three Oaks, FL (41.1%), Florida Gulf Coast University, FL (100.0%), Villas, FL (35.8%).

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

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Three Oaks	41.1% (±6.3 points)
10	Suncoast Estates	38.5% (±10.6 points)
11	Villas	35.8% (±5.1 points)
12	Lehigh Acres	30.0% (±1.9 points)
13	Pine Island Center	28.3% (±10.1 points)
14	Iona	28.0% (±4.0 points)
15	San Carlos Park	26.4% (±5.0 points)
16	Olga	24.7% (±14.0 points)
17	Cypress Lake	24.0% (±3.9 points)
18	Cape Coral	22.8% (±1.5 points)
19	McGregor	20.3% (±4.4 points)
20	Bonita Springs	18.2% (±2.2 points)
21	Gateway	15.1% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

San Carlos Park 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 San Carlos Park

How many renters are there in San Carlos Park?

San Carlos Park has an estimated 1,779 (±367) renting households, 26.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Carlos Park?

In San Carlos Park, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Carlos Park?

A renting household in San Carlos Park has 2.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Carlos Park?

The median renting household in San Carlos Park, FL has an income of $83,664 (±$25,133) a year, against $86,563 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 San Carlos Park CDP, Florida (place:63425, 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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