What percentage of people rent in Sun City Center, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Sun City Center, FL, 2020–2024
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16.0% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Sun City Center, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,737 renting households against 14,362 that own their home.

In Sun City Center, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.0% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 2,737 (±544)
Median renter income: $60,484 (±$10,501)

Who rents and who owns in Sun City Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sun City Center	Hillsborough County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.0% (±2.9 points)	38.5% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,737 (±544)	224,630 (±3,604)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,362 (±718)	358,562 (±3,834)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,484 (±$10,501)	$55,100 (±$1,440)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,833 (±$3,917)	$101,592 (±$1,236)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Sun City Center, the renter share is lower than in Hillsborough County (38.5%).

It is also lower than in Florida (32.4%).

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

In Hillsborough County, Sun City Center ranks 30 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 638 of 857.

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

How renting in Sun City Center 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	18.1% (±1.7 points)	16.0% (±2.9 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,768 (±$130)	$2,156 (±$259)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,613 (±$2,704)	$73,528 (±$2,590)	+45.3%	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 Sun City Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sun City Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sun City Center	—	16.0% (±2.9 points)	—
Wimauma	3.8 mi	14.7% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ruskin	4.1 mi	24.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Apollo Beach	4.4 mi	14.3% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Balm	4.9 mi	22.2% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gibsonton	7.9 mi	30.4% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Riverview	8.2 mi	24.3% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Progress Village	12 mi	35.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Bloomingdale	13 mi	20.0% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ruskin, FL (24.6%), Gibsonton, FL (30.4%), Riverview, FL (24.3%).

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

Households that rent across Hillsborough County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
24	Balm	22.2% (±11.9 points)
25	Lutz	21.5% (±3.4 points)
26	Valrico	21.0% (±3.3 points)
27	Bloomingdale	20.0% (±3.6 points)
28	Fish Hawk	19.9% (±4.7 points)
29	Seffner	16.5% (±5.0 points)
30	Sun City Center	16.0% (±2.9 points)
31	Wimauma	14.7% (±6.1 points)
32	Apollo Beach	14.3% (±3.4 points)
33	Keystone	7.9% (±2.0 points)

Showing 10 of 33 places in Hillsborough County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center

How many renters are there in Sun City Center?

Sun City Center has an estimated 2,737 (±544) renting households, 16.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sun City Center?

In Sun City Center, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sun City Center?

A renting household in Sun City Center has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sun City Center?

The median renting household in Sun City Center, FL has an income of $60,484 (±$10,501) a year, against $75,833 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 Sun City Center CDP, Florida (place:69250, 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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