What percentage of people rent in Tarpon Springs, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Tarpon Springs, FL, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tarpon Springs, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,267 renting households against 9,693 that own their home.

In Tarpon Springs, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 2,267 (±465)
Median renter income: $40,391 (±$13,255)

Who rents and who owns in Tarpon Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tarpon Springs	Pinellas County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±3.8 points)	30.5% (±0.5 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,267 (±465)	130,561 (±2,312)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,693 (±576)	297,912 (±2,989)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,391 (±$13,255)	$54,442 (±$1,274)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,405 (±$7,503)	$84,984 (±$1,739)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Tarpon Springs, the renter share is lower than in Pinellas County (30.5%).

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

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

In Pinellas County, Tarpon Springs ranks 24 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 583 of 857.

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

How renting in Tarpon Springs 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	28.8% (±3.0 points)	19.0% (±3.8 points)	−9.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$851 (±$78)	$1,298 (±$67)	+52.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,012 (±$4,169)	$79,529 (±$14,855)	+59.0%	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 Tarpon Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tarpon Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tarpon Springs	—	19.0% (±3.8 points)	—
Key Vista	3.2 mi	5.4% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Holiday	3.4 mi	33.7% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Beacon Square	4.6 mi	27.9% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Palm Harbor	4.6 mi	22.1% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elfers	5.7 mi	35.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
East Lake	5.8 mi	16.8% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Port Richey	7.7 mi	43.1% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Dunedin	7.7 mi	28.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Key Vista, FL (5.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Holiday, FL (33.7%), Beacon Square, FL (27.9%), Elfers, FL (35.5%).

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

Households that rent across Pinellas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18 (tie)	Indian Rocks Beach	23.6% (±6.1 points)
18 (tie)	West Lealman	23.6% (±3.3 points)
20	Oldsmar	23.1% (±4.1 points)
21	Palm Harbor	22.1% (±2.3 points)
22	Ridgecrest	20.3% (±13.0 points)
23	Kenneth City	19.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Tarpon Springs	19.0% (±3.8 points)
25	East Lake	16.8% (±2.1 points)
26	Redington Shores	16.5% (±5.7 points)
27	Safety Harbor	16.1% (±2.8 points)
28	Indian Shores	14.1% (±8.7 points)
29	Bay Pines	13.3% (±6.0 points)
30	Greenbriar	11.7% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Pinellas 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 Tarpon Springs

How many renters are there in Tarpon Springs?

Tarpon Springs has an estimated 2,267 (±465) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tarpon Springs?

In Tarpon Springs, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tarpon Springs?

A renting household in Tarpon Springs has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tarpon Springs?

The median renting household in Tarpon Springs, FL has an income of $40,391 (±$13,255) a year, against $93,405 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 Tarpon Springs city, Florida (place:71150, 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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