Hispanic homeowners are increasingly using short-term rentals of their residences to generate income, according to a new survey conducted by the Hispanic Wealth Project and Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB).
More than 70% of the survey’s Hispanic respondents said short-term renting was a good way to earn extra income, while more than half have considered becoming a host and almost 15% are already involved.
Among the Hispanic homeowners involved in short-term rentals, more than 90% are still active and half have been hosting for three years or more.
Within specific markets, over 60% of respondents from Florida and over 45% of those from California are considering hosting during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. More than 60% of California-based respondents are began short-term rental hosting in the past two years, with 80% of respondents see hosting as a good way to generate additional income.
The survey polled 1,276 responses from Hispanic professionals in the real estate industry in 39 states, including Puerto Rico.
“In today’s uncertain economic landscape, finding new ways to earn extra income is critical for so many of us,” said Jordi Torres Mallol, regional director for North America and Latin America at Airbnb. “It’s actually what led to Airbnb’s creation in the first place: in the last great recession, our founders created this model as a way to pay their own rent. But our view is that supplemental income should be the floor, not the ceiling, of becoming an Airbnb host. As this survey finds, so many Latinos are tapping into their entrepreneurial spirit by becoming hosts, and importantly, they don’t see it as just a means to an end, but a way to meaningfully build wealth.”
