What percentage of people rent in The Meadows, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in The Meadows, FL, 2020–2024
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21.3% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in The Meadows, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 695 renting households against 2,565 that own their home.

In The Meadows, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.3% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 695 (±274)
Median renter income: $62,757 (±$16,089)

Who rents and who owns in The Meadows

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Meadows	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.3% (±7.1 points)	23.3% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	695 (±274)	49,428 (±1,490)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,565 (±297)	162,776 (±1,864)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,757 (±$16,089)	$60,613 (±$2,413)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,263 (±$9,667)	$91,802 (±$1,340)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In The Meadows, the renter share is not measurably different from Sarasota County (23.3%).

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

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

In Sarasota County, The Meadows ranks 15 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 541 of 857.

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

How renting in The Meadows 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	24.2% (±6.5 points)	21.3% (±7.1 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,260 (±$217)	$1,740 (±$92)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,586 (±$5,722)	$69,774 (±$11,025)	+21.2%	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 The Meadows

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Meadows
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Meadows	—	21.3% (±7.1 points)	—
Kensington Park	1.3 mi	21.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Desoto Lakes	1.9 mi	33.5% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitville	2.3 mi	42.4% (±5.2 points)	Higher
North Sarasota	3.0 mi	35.9% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota Springs	3.7 mi	20.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota	4.6 mi	42.5% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Southgate	4.6 mi	28.5% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Sarasota	5.4 mi	29.0% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fruitville, FL (42.4%), Sarasota, FL (42.5%).

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

Households that rent across Sarasota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Nokomis	28.8% (±12.9 points)
10	Southgate	28.5% (±6.7 points)
11	Palmer Ranch	24.5% (±4.0 points)
12	South Sarasota	23.6% (±5.7 points)
13	Ridge Wood Heights	23.1% (±6.6 points)
14	Kensington Park	21.5% (±7.5 points)
15	The Meadows	21.3% (±7.1 points)
16	Sarasota Springs	20.1% (±4.4 points)
17	Venice	19.6% (±2.2 points)
18	North Port	19.1% (±2.4 points)
19	Bee Ridge	18.5% (±4.5 points)
20	Venice Gardens	17.4% (±8.1 points)
21	South Venice	16.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Sarasota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The Meadows 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 The Meadows

How many renters are there in The Meadows?

The Meadows has an estimated 695 (±274) renting households, 21.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in The Meadows?

In The Meadows, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in The Meadows?

A renting household in The Meadows has 1.4 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in The Meadows?

The median renting household in The Meadows, FL has an income of $62,757 (±$16,089) a year, against $77,263 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 The Meadows CDP, Florida (place:71580, 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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