What percentage of people rent in Suncoast Estates, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Suncoast Estates, FL, 2020–2024
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38.5% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Suncoast Estates, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 694 renting households against 1,108 that own their home.

In Suncoast Estates, the share of households that rent went from 53.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−15.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.5% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 694 (±186)
Median renter income: $37,571 (±$6,670)

Who rents and who owns in Suncoast Estates

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Suncoast Estates	Lee County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.5% (±10.6 points)	25.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	694 (±186)	84,149 (±2,424)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,108 (±324)	243,654 (±2,971)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,571 (±$6,670)	$54,866 (±$2,613)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$48,095 (±$21,980)	$86,271 (±$1,837)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Suncoast Estates, the renter share is higher than in Lee County (25.7%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lee County, Suncoast Estates ranks 10 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 857.

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

How renting in Suncoast Estates 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	53.8% (±10.0 points)	38.5% (±10.6 points)	−15.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$859 (±$77)	$1,279 (±$127)	+48.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$43,350 (±$8,420)	$38,503 (±$6,505)	−11.2%	Down 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 Suncoast Estates

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Suncoast Estates
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Suncoast Estates	—	38.5% (±10.6 points)	—
North Fort Myers	1.5 mi	14.3% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Palmona Park	2.2 mi	51.5% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tice	4.0 mi	56.6% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Lochmoor Waterway Estates	5.3 mi	14.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Fort Myers	6.7 mi	50.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Fort Myers Shores	7.7 mi	46.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Verandah	8.0 mi	5.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Buckingham	8.8 mi	5.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Fort Myers, FL (14.3%), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (14.0%), Verandah, FL (5.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tice, FL (56.6%), Fort Myers, FL (50.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Tice	56.6% (±11.7 points)
5	Palmona Park	51.5% (±22.1 points)
6	Harlem Heights	51.4% (±23.3 points)
7	Fort Myers	50.9% (±2.0 points)
8	Fort Myers Shores	46.2% (±11.4 points)
9	Three Oaks	41.1% (±6.3 points)
10	Suncoast Estates	38.5% (±10.6 points)
11	Villas	35.8% (±5.1 points)
12	Lehigh Acres	30.0% (±1.9 points)
13	Pine Island Center	28.3% (±10.1 points)
14	Iona	28.0% (±4.0 points)
15	San Carlos Park	26.4% (±5.0 points)
16	Olga	24.7% (±14.0 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Suncoast Estates 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 Suncoast Estates

How many renters are there in Suncoast Estates?

Suncoast Estates has an estimated 694 (±186) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Suncoast Estates?

In Suncoast Estates, the share of households that rent went from 53.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−15.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Suncoast Estates?

A renting household in Suncoast Estates has 2.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Suncoast Estates?

The median renting household in Suncoast Estates, FL has an income of $37,571 (±$6,670) a year, against $48,095 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 Suncoast Estates CDP, Florida (place:69275, 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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