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

Name: Rent burden in Sky Lake, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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72.2% (±15.0 points) of renting households in Sky Lake, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

67.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 72.2% (±15.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 67.3% (±13.4 points)
Median share of income: 39.4% (±3.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sky Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sky Lake	Orange County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	0.6% (±2.3 points)	7.2%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±9.6 points)	9.5%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.0% (±4.6 points)	11.5%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.6% (±10.7 points)	12.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.9% (±6.8 points)	9.9%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	67.3% (±13.4 points)	49.5%	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.

Sky Lake against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sky Lake	Orange County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	72.2% (±15.0 points)	59.4% (±1.5 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	67.3% (±13.4 points)	49.5% (±1.3 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.4% (±3.5 points)	34.8% (±0.7 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$62,027 (±$8,541)	$58,569 (±$1,323)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,953 (±$306)	$1,775 (±$12)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Sky Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Orange County (59.4%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Orange County, Sky Lake ranks 4 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 137 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 Sky Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sky Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sky Lake	—	72.2% (±15.0 points)	—
Pine Castle	1.3 mi	59.8% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Ridge	1.8 mi	57.9% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	1.9 mi	61.9% (±33.0 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Isle	2.4 mi	54.9% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Holden Lakes	2.6 mi	73.2% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	2.7 mi	37.0% (±25.9 points)	Lower
Tangelo Park	3.4 mi	64.0% (±42.7 points)	Not measurably different
Holden Heights	4.1 mi	66.8% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taft, FL (37.0%).

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 Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Eatonville	84.6% (±18.1 points)
2	Azalea Park	75.4% (±16.6 points)
3	Holden Lakes	73.2% (±23.0 points)
4	Sky Lake	72.2% (±15.0 points)
5	Gotha	72.0% (±49.7 points)
6	Orlovista	70.7% (±18.6 points)
7	Apopka	68.4% (±10.1 points)
8	Lockhart	67.3% (±14.6 points)
9	Holden Heights	66.8% (±25.8 points)
10	South Apopka	66.5% (±19.3 points)

Showing 10 of 45 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sky Lake 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sky Lake

Are renters in Sky Lake rent-burdened?

72.2% of renting households in Sky Lake 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 Sky Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sky Lake, FL spends 39.4% (±3.5 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 Sky Lake CDP, Florida (place:66425, 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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