What percentage of people rent in The Villages, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in The Villages, FL, 2020–2024
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6.7% (±1.3 points) of the occupied homes in The Villages, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,233 renting households against 45,009 that own their home.

In The Villages, the share of households that rent went from 4.1% in 2015–2019 to 6.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.7% (±1.3 points)
Renting households: 3,233 (±638)
Median renter income: $33,592 (±$8,119)

Who rents and who owns in The Villages

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.7% (±1.3 points)	12.4% (±1.3 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,233 (±638)	8,714 (±944)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	45,009 (±1,177)	61,604 (±1,212)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.0)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,592 (±$8,119)	$43,653 (±$4,152)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,335 (±$4,027)	$81,977 (±$3,111)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In The Villages, the renter share is lower than in Sumter County (12.4%).

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

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

In Sumter County, The Villages ranks 7 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 795 of 857.

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

How renting in The Villages 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	4.1% (±1.2 points)	6.7% (±1.3 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,683 (±$439)	$1,397 (±$159)	−17.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,841 (±$2,429)	$77,622 (±$3,560)	+21.6%	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 Villages

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Villages
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Villages	—	6.7% (±1.3 points)	—
Lady Lake	4.0 mi	26.5% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Fruitland Park	4.8 mi	12.3% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Wildwood	6.5 mi	22.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Coleman	8.1 mi	27.8% (±17.0 points)	Higher
Ocklawaha	11 mi	25.2% (±14.2 points)	Higher
Lake Panasoffkee	11 mi	33.8% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Belleview	12 mi	46.1% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Silver Springs Shores East	12 mi	24.4% (±14.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lady Lake, FL (26.5%), Fruitland Park, FL (12.3%), Wildwood, FL (22.7%).

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

Households that rent across Sumter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lake Panasoffkee	33.8% (±10.1 points)
2	Webster	30.5% (±15.1 points)
3	Coleman	27.8% (±17.0 points)
4	Center Hill	25.4% (±16.9 points)
5	Bushnell	24.3% (±14.2 points)
6	Wildwood	22.7% (±4.6 points)
7	The Villages	6.7% (±1.3 points)

The Villages 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 Villages

How many renters are there in The Villages?

The Villages has an estimated 3,233 (±638) renting households, 6.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in The Villages?

In The Villages, the share of households that rent went from 4.1% in 2015–2019 to 6.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in The Villages?

A renting household in The Villages has 1.5 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in The Villages?

The median renting household in The Villages, FL has an income of $33,592 (±$8,119) a year, against $80,335 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 Villages CDP, Florida (place:71625, 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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