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

Name: Rent burden in Southgate, FL, 2020–2024
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78.7% (±17.5 points) of renting households in Southgate, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

67.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 78.7% (±17.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 67.1% (±15.8 points)
Median share of income: 41.8% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Southgate

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Southgate	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	7.1% (±8.0 points)	10.5%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.0% (±2.0 points)	7.6%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±11.4 points)	10.3%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.3% (±2.1 points)	12.3%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.6% (±7.6 points)	9.3%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	67.1% (±15.8 points)	49.9%	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.

Southgate against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southgate	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.7% (±17.5 points)	59.2% (±2.5 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	67.1% (±15.8 points)	49.9% (±2.2 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.8% (±3.9 points)	35.0% (±1.3 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$43,853 (±$3,752)	$60,613 (±$2,413)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,671 (±$235)	$1,818 (±$31)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Southgate, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Sarasota County (59.2%).

It is also higher than in Florida (60.0%).

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

In Sarasota County, Southgate ranks 2 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 73 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 Southgate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southgate
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Southgate	—	78.7% (±17.5 points)	—
Ridge Wood Heights	1.3 mi	34.4% (±19.6 points)	Lower
South Gate Ridge	1.7 mi	60.6% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
South Sarasota	1.8 mi	57.2% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota Springs	2.3 mi	61.6% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bee Ridge	2.8 mi	59.0% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota	3.0 mi	62.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Siesta Key	3.1 mi	63.0% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gulf Gate	3.3 mi	57.3% (±12.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ridge Wood Heights, FL (34.4%), Gulf Gate, FL (57.3%).

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 Sarasota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Plantation (community)	79.1% (±26.6 points)
2	Southgate	78.7% (±17.5 points)
3	Vamo	74.6% (±21.0 points)
4	Nokomis	71.0% (±29.9 points)
5	Venice	63.6% (±8.2 points)
6	Siesta Key	63.0% (±25.9 points)
7	Sarasota	62.2% (±5.3 points)
8	Sarasota Springs	61.6% (±15.2 points)

Showing 8 of 28 places in Sarasota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Southgate 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 Southgate

Are renters in Southgate rent-burdened?

78.7% of renting households in Southgate 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 Southgate spend on rent?

The median renting household in Southgate, FL spends 41.8% (±3.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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