How many renters in Satellite Beach, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

45.3% (±17.4 points) of renting households in Satellite Beach, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
45.3% (±17.4 points)
Paying 35% or more
35.5% (±15.8 points)
Median share of income
28.9% (±4.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Satellite Beach

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSatellite BeachBrevard CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than 15%13.2% (±8.9 points)9.7%8.1%12.6%
15% to 19.9%12.3% (±7.4 points)10.9%9.3%12.2%
20% to 24.9%8.8% (±6.9 points)12.2%11.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%20.5% (±12.0 points)11.5%11.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%9.8% (±7.4 points)8.6%9.8%9.2%
35% or more35.5% (±15.8 points)47.2%50.2%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Satellite Beach against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Satellite BeachBrevard CountyFloridaUnited States
Paying 30% or more45.3% (±17.4 points)55.8% (±2.3 points)60.0% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more35.5% (±15.8 points)47.2% (±2.1 points)50.2% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income28.9% (±4.3 points)33.3% (±1.3 points)35.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$79,803 (±$17,280)$52,625 (±$1,865)$53,617 (±$353)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,909 (±$162)$1,556 (±$27)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413

In Satellite Beach, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Brevard County (55.8%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Brevard County, Satellite Beach ranks 24 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 678 of 843.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Satellite Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Satellite Beach
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Satellite Beach—45.3% (±17.4 points)—
Indian Harbour Beach1.5 mi62.5% (±20.7 points)Not measurably different
South Patrick Shores1.9 mi64.9% (±26.0 points)Not measurably different
Patrick AFB3.8 mi58.0% (±12.1 points)Not measurably different
Palm Shores3.8 mi24.6% (±53.4 points)Not measurably different
Melbourne6.1 mi56.1% (±4.0 points)Not measurably different
Indialantic6.7 mi76.1% (±20.5 points)Higher
Melbourne Village7.4 mi64.5% (±41.1 points)Not measurably different
Melbourne Beach8.1 mi73.7% (±50.7 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Indialantic, FL (76.1%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Brevard County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
18Rockledge55.4% (±10.1 points)
19Merritt Island53.3% (±9.8 points)
20Mims52.3% (±22.4 points)
21Sharpes48.5% (±29.9 points)
22 (tie)Viera East45.8% (±20.7 points)
22 (tie)West Melbourne45.8% (±10.4 points)
24Satellite Beach45.3% (±17.4 points)
25Port St. John43.8% (±18.0 points)
26Cape Canaveral43.4% (±10.7 points)
27Viera West41.7% (±13.4 points)
28Palm Shores24.6% (±53.4 points)
29Malabar0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 12 of 29 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Satellite Beach

Are renters in Satellite Beach rent-burdened?

45.3% of renting households in Satellite Beach pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Satellite Beach spend on rent?

The median renting household in Satellite Beach, FL spends 28.9% (±4.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Satellite Beach city, Florida (place:64400, in state:12).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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