What percentage of people rent in Tropical Park, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Tropical Park, FL, 2020–2024
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76.2% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tropical Park, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 629 renting households against 197 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 76.2% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 629 (±206)
Median renter income: $28,583 (±$8,066)

Who rents and who owns in Tropical Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tropical Park	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	76.2% (±7.8 points)	23.3% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	629 (±206)	60,086 (±1,632)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	197 (±58)	197,609 (±2,066)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±1.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,583 (±$8,066)	$52,625 (±$1,865)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,920 (±$42,298)	$87,671 (±$1,614)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Tropical Park, the renter share is higher than in Brevard County (23.3%).

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

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

In Brevard County, Tropical Park ranks 2 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 857.

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

Households that rent in places near Tropical Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tropical Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tropical Park	—	76.2% (±7.8 points)	—
Cocoa	3.4 mi	36.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Cocoa West	4.2 mi	46.3% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Rockledge	4.5 mi	22.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Merritt Island	5.3 mi	20.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Sharpes	5.5 mi	25.7% (±10.1 points)	Lower
North Merritt Island	5.6 mi	13.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Cocoa Beach	6.0 mi	21.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Cape Canaveral	6.3 mi	41.4% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cocoa, FL (36.5%), Cocoa West, FL (46.3%), Rockledge, FL (22.0%).

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

Households that rent across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Patrick AFB	100.0% (±9.8 points)
2	Tropical Park	76.2% (±7.8 points)
3	Cocoa West	46.3% (±10.0 points)
4	Cape Canaveral	41.4% (±6.4 points)
5	Melbourne	40.3% (±1.8 points)
6	Cocoa	36.5% (±4.7 points)
7	Titusville	27.9% (±2.9 points)
8	West Melbourne	27.1% (±3.5 points)

Showing 8 of 29 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Tropical Park 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 Tropical Park

How many renters are there in Tropical Park?

Tropical Park has an estimated 629 (±206) renting households, 76.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Tropical Park?

A renting household in Tropical Park has 2.6 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tropical Park?

The median renting household in Tropical Park, FL has an income of $28,583 (±$8,066) a year, against $93,920 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 Tropical Park CDP, Florida (place:72521, 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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