What percentage of people rent in Spanish Lake, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Spanish Lake, MO, 2020–2024
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50.8% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Spanish Lake, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,663 renting households against 3,552 that own their home.

In Spanish Lake, the share of households that rent went from 55.9% in 2015–2019 to 50.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.8% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 3,663 (±426)
Median renter income: $38,898 (±$4,470)

Who rents and who owns in Spanish Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spanish Lake	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.8% (±5.2 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,663 (±426)	127,319 (±2,340)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,552 (±518)	286,530 (±2,415)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,898 (±$4,470)	$49,422 (±$1,284)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,821 (±$11,498)	$105,547 (±$1,450)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Spanish Lake, the renter share is higher than in St. Louis County (30.8%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (31.9%).

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

In St. Louis County, Spanish Lake ranks 20 of 98 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 101 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Spanish Lake 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	55.9% (±4.0 points)	50.8% (±5.2 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$815 (±$82)	$1,160 (±$78)	+42.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$37,153 (±$3,877)	$55,920 (±$4,576)	+50.5%	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 Spanish Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spanish Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spanish Lake	—	50.8% (±5.2 points)	—
Glasgow Village	2.2 mi	66.7% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Bellefontaine Neighbors	2.7 mi	41.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Riverview	3.1 mi	60.4% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Black Jack	3.1 mi	21.9% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Castle Point	3.1 mi	33.6% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Moline Acres	3.5 mi	36.8% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Dellwood	4.3 mi	33.4% (±11.6 points)	Lower
West Alton	5.1 mi	14.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO (41.9%), Black Jack, MO (21.9%), Castle Point, MO (33.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glasgow Village, MO (66.7%).

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

Households that rent across St. Louis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Edmundson	55.0% (±11.3 points)
15	Jennings	54.9% (±5.7 points)
16	Bel-Ridge	53.4% (±10.3 points)
17	Pagedale	52.9% (±9.7 points)
18	Ferguson	51.8% (±5.2 points)
19	Beverly Hills	51.0% (±15.3 points)
20	Spanish Lake	50.8% (±5.2 points)
21	Wellston	50.7% (±13.2 points)
22 (tie)	Valley Park	47.7% (±4.8 points)
22 (tie)	Vinita Park	47.7% (±13.2 points)
24 (tie)	Berkeley	47.2% (±7.6 points)
24 (tie)	Country Club Hills	47.2% (±15.6 points)
26	Breckenridge Hills	46.2% (±10.3 points)

Showing 13 of 98 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake

How many renters are there in Spanish Lake?

Spanish Lake has an estimated 3,663 (±426) renting households, 50.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spanish Lake?

In Spanish Lake, the share of households that rent went from 55.9% in 2015–2019 to 50.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spanish Lake?

A renting household in Spanish Lake has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spanish Lake?

The median renting household in Spanish Lake, MO has an income of $38,898 (±$4,470) a year, against $77,821 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 Spanish Lake CDP, Missouri (place:69266, in state:29).

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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