How many renters in Three Lakes, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Three Lakes, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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75.2% (±11.8 points) of renting households in Three Lakes, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

66.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.2% (±11.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 66.4% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 39.5% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Three Lakes

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Three Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±3.8 points)	6.7%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±5.1 points)	8.2%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.8% (±6.1 points)	10.0%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.9% (±4.9 points)	10.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.8% (±5.2 points)	9.5%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	66.4% (±10.6 points)	55.0%	50.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Three Lakes against Miami-Dade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Three Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.2% (±11.8 points)	64.5% (±0.9 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	66.4% (±10.6 points)	55.0% (±0.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.5% (±3.4 points)	38.2% (±0.6 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$80,429 (±$6,280)	$53,660 (±$1,055)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,361 (±$126)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Three Lakes, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Miami-Dade County (64.5%).

It is also higher than in Florida (60.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Miami-Dade County, Three Lakes ranks 12 of 67 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 843.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Three Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Three Lakes
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Three Lakes	—	75.2% (±11.8 points)	—
Richmond Heights	1.9 mi	89.8% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
The Crossings	1.9 mi	67.2% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Country Walk	2.2 mi	79.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Palmetto Estates	2.8 mi	69.9% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond West	3.0 mi	73.2% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kendall	3.4 mi	60.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
West Perrine	3.4 mi	58.3% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
The Hammocks	3.6 mi	69.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kendall, FL (60.7%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Palm Springs North	79.6% (±39.8 points)
7	Country Walk	79.2% (±18.3 points)
8	Bay Harbor Islands	79.0% (±18.3 points)
9	Surfside	78.6% (±29.6 points)
10	South Miami	75.8% (±11.6 points)
11	Tamiami	75.3% (±7.4 points)
12	Three Lakes	75.2% (±11.8 points)
13	Ives Estates	74.1% (±12.0 points)
14	Opa-locka	73.4% (±8.7 points)
15	Richmond West	73.2% (±18.7 points)
16	Biscayne Gardens	72.9% (±7.5 points)
17	Hialeah Gardens	72.6% (±9.2 points)
18	Ojus	71.7% (±15.1 points)

Showing 13 of 67 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Three Lakes 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Three Lakes

Are renters in Three Lakes rent-burdened?

75.2% of renting households in Three Lakes pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Three Lakes spend on rent?

The median renting household in Three Lakes, FL spends 39.5% (±3.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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