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

Name: Renters and owners in St. Augustine Shores, FL, 2020–2024
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23.7% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in St. Augustine Shores, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,028 renting households against 3,315 that own their home.

In St. Augustine Shores, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.7% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 1,028 (±501)
Median renter income: $68,068 (±$30,475)

Who rents and who owns in St. Augustine Shores

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. Augustine Shores	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.7% (±9.2 points)	17.8% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,028 (±501)	20,572 (±1,286)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,315 (±284)	95,222 (±1,469)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,068 (±$30,475)	$64,146 (±$3,950)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,959 (±$11,295)	$124,002 (±$3,119)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In St. Augustine Shores, 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 Shores ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 490 of 857.

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

How renting in St. Augustine Shores 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	26.3% (±5.2 points)	23.7% (±9.2 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,179 (±$75)	$2,084 (±$215)	+76.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,951 (±$6,456)	$73,688 (±$7,374)	+53.7%	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 St. Augustine Shores

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. Augustine Shores
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
St. Augustine Shores	—	23.7% (±9.2 points)	—
St. Augustine South	2.7 mi	5.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Butler Beach	2.9 mi	13.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Augustine Beach	3.5 mi	25.7% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
St. Augustine	6.2 mi	37.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Vilano Beach	8.6 mi	11.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Marineland	11 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Flagler Estates	14 mi	30.7% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
World Golf Village	15 mi	10.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Augustine South, FL (5.7%), Vilano Beach, FL (11.8%), World Golf Village, FL (10.6%).

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)
10	Vilano Beach	11.8% (±5.5 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in St. Johns County, ranked from highest to lowest.

St. Augustine Shores 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 St. Augustine Shores

How many renters are there in St. Augustine Shores?

St. Augustine Shores has an estimated 1,028 (±501) renting households, 23.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in St. Augustine Shores?

In St. Augustine Shores, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in St. Augustine Shores?

A renting household in St. Augustine Shores has 2.4 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in St. Augustine Shores?

The median renting household in St. Augustine Shores, FL has an income of $68,068 (±$30,475) a year, against $75,959 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 Shores CDP, Florida (place:62550, 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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