What percentage of people rent in Vero Beach South, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Vero Beach South, FL, 2020–2024
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20.4% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Vero Beach South, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,464 renting households against 9,624 that own their home.

In Vero Beach South, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.4% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 2,464 (±357)
Median renter income: $47,019 (±$14,745)

Who rents and who owns in Vero Beach South

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vero Beach South	Indian River County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.4% (±2.9 points)	19.9% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,464 (±357)	14,081 (±846)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,624 (±688)	56,735 (±1,088)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,019 (±$14,745)	$46,812 (±$3,587)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,598 (±$6,368)	$79,853 (±$3,631)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Vero Beach South, the renter share is not measurably different from Indian River County (19.9%).

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

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

In Indian River County, Vero Beach South ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 556 of 857.

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

How renting in Vero Beach South 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	22.0% (±2.6 points)	20.4% (±2.9 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$929 (±$49)	$1,314 (±$108)	+41.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,085 (±$3,431)	$73,420 (±$3,220)	+33.3%	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 Vero Beach South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vero Beach South
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vero Beach South	—	20.4% (±2.9 points)	—
Vero Beach	2.8 mi	35.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Florida Ridge	2.9 mi	20.7% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Vero Corridor	4.2 mi	27.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Gifford	4.4 mi	48.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Lakewood Park	5.4 mi	14.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
South Beach	5.8 mi	1.5% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Winter Beach	7.1 mi	5.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Indian River Shores	7.1 mi	2.4% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakewood Park, FL (14.6%), South Beach, FL (1.5%), Winter Beach, FL (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vero Beach, FL (35.6%), West Vero Corridor, FL (27.3%), Gifford, FL (48.8%).

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

Households that rent across Indian River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gifford	48.8% (±9.1 points)
2	Vero Beach	35.6% (±3.9 points)
3	West Vero Corridor	27.3% (±3.9 points)
4	Wabasso	26.5% (±16.1 points)
5	Fellsmere	26.0% (±12.6 points)
6	Florida Ridge	20.7% (±4.0 points)
7	Vero Beach South	20.4% (±2.9 points)
8	Sebastian	14.8% (±3.4 points)
9	Vero Lake Estates	12.1% (±6.7 points)
10	Roseland	8.8% (±7.3 points)
11	Winter Beach	5.6% (±4.2 points)
12	Indian River Shores	2.4% (±2.0 points)
13	Wabasso Beach	1.9% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Indian River County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vero Beach South 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 Vero Beach South

How many renters are there in Vero Beach South?

Vero Beach South has an estimated 2,464 (±357) renting households, 20.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vero Beach South?

In Vero Beach South, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Vero Beach South?

A renting household in Vero Beach South has 2.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vero Beach South?

The median renting household in Vero Beach South, FL has an income of $47,019 (±$14,745) a year, against $77,598 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 Vero Beach South CDP, Florida (place:74200, 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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