What percentage of people rent in St. Augustine Beach, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in St. Augustine Beach, FL, 2020–2024
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25.7% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in St. Augustine Beach, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 805 renting households against 2,328 that own their home.

In St. Augustine Beach, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.7% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 805 (±313)
Median renter income: $71,467 (±$5,510)

Who rents and who owns in St. Augustine Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. Augustine Beach	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.7% (±8.9 points)	17.8% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	805 (±313)	20,572 (±1,286)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,328 (±243)	95,222 (±1,469)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,467 (±$5,510)	$64,146 (±$3,950)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$118,843 (±$18,776)	$124,002 (±$3,119)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In St. Augustine Beach, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Johns County (17.8%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (32.4%).

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

In St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 449 of 857.

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

How renting in St. Augustine Beach 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	21.6% (±5.0 points)	25.7% (±8.9 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,347 (±$124)	$1,807 (±$72)	+34.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,056 (±$8,078)	$100,802 (±$19,091)	+17.1%	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 St. Augustine Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. Augustine Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
St. Augustine Beach	—	25.7% (±8.9 points)	—
St. Augustine South	2.7 mi	5.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Butler Beach	3.0 mi	13.8% (±5.6 points)	Lower
St. Augustine Shores	3.5 mi	23.7% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Augustine	4.5 mi	37.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Vilano Beach	6.4 mi	11.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Marineland	12 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
World Golf Village	16 mi	10.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Flagler Estates	17 mi	30.7% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Augustine South, FL (5.7%), Butler Beach, FL (13.8%), Vilano Beach, FL (11.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Augustine, FL (37.0%).

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

Households that rent across St. Johns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	St. Augustine	37.0% (±4.4 points)
2	Flagler Estates	30.7% (±12.8 points)
3	St. Augustine Beach	25.7% (±8.9 points)
4	St. Augustine Shores	23.7% (±9.2 points)
5	Palm Valley	18.6% (±3.7 points)
6	Nocatee	17.8% (±6.5 points)
7	Sawgrass	14.1% (±5.6 points)
8	Butler Beach	13.8% (±5.6 points)
9	Fruit Cove	12.6% (±2.6 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in St. Johns 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 St. Augustine Beach

How many renters are there in St. Augustine Beach?

St. Augustine Beach has an estimated 805 (±313) renting households, 25.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in St. Augustine Beach?

In St. Augustine Beach, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in St. Augustine Beach?

A renting household in St. Augustine Beach has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in St. Augustine Beach?

The median renting household in St. Augustine Beach, FL has an income of $71,467 (±$5,510) a year, against $118,843 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 St. Augustine Beach city, Florida (place:62525, 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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