What percentage of people rent in Taft, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Taft, FL, 2020–2024
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40.6% (±13.2 points) of the occupied homes in Taft, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 367 renting households against 537 that own their home.

In Taft, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.6% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.6% (±13.2 points)
Renting households: 367 (±173)

Who rents and who owns in Taft

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Taft	Orange County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.6% (±13.2 points)	43.2% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	367 (±173)	227,990 (±3,665)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	537 (±173)	299,786 (±3,766)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.8)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$58,569 (±$1,323)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,707 (±$17,098)	$102,943 (±$1,472)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Taft, the renter share is not measurably different from Orange County (43.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, Taft ranks 14 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 201 of 857.

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

How renting in Taft 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	40.6% (±12.1 points)	40.6% (±13.2 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$912 (±$181)	$1,512 (±$960)	+65.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,955 (±$2,917)	$55,735 (±$20,009)	+64.1%	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 Taft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Taft
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Taft	—	40.6% (±13.2 points)	—
Pine Castle	1.8 mi	56.2% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Sky Lake	2.7 mi	36.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Isle	2.7 mi	9.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Southchase	3.7 mi	18.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Edgewood	3.7 mi	23.1% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Oak Ridge	4.3 mi	65.9% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Meadow Woods	4.4 mi	27.3% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Holden Lakes	5.0 mi	26.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belle Isle, FL (9.1%), Southchase, FL (18.4%), Edgewood, FL (23.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pine Castle, FL (56.2%), Oak Ridge, FL (65.9%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Holden Heights	51.9% (±11.6 points)
9	Fairview Shores	49.9% (±5.4 points)
10	Azalea Park	47.1% (±6.3 points)
11	Hunters Creek	45.7% (±4.2 points)
12	Pine Hills	44.6% (±3.9 points)
13	Orlovista	41.6% (±9.3 points)
14	Taft	40.6% (±13.2 points)
15	Union Park	39.4% (±7.9 points)
16	South Apopka	37.8% (±9.6 points)
17	Sky Lake	36.8% (±10.5 points)
18	Clarcona	36.7% (±24.9 points)
19	Alafaya	35.6% (±2.7 points)
20	Lockhart	34.9% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Taft 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 Taft

How many renters are there in Taft?

Taft has an estimated 367 (±173) renting households, 40.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Taft?

In Taft, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.6% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Taft?

A renting household in Taft has 3.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned 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 Taft CDP, Florida (place:70525, 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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