What percentage of people rent in Bayou La Batre, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bayou La Batre, AL, 2020–2024
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47.8% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Bayou La Batre, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 309 renting households against 337 that own their home.

In Bayou La Batre, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.8% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.8% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 309 (±119)
Median renter income: $33,116 (±$8,195)

Who rents and who owns in Bayou La Batre

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bayou La Batre	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.8% (±11.7 points)	34.0% (±0.9 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	309 (±119)	54,913 (±1,514)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	337 (±80)	106,752 (±1,555)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,116 (±$8,195)	$36,158 (±$1,743)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$48,750 (±$21,150)	$74,683 (±$2,122)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Bayou La Batre, the renter share is higher than in Mobile County (34.0%).

It is also higher than in Alabama (29.8%).

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

In Mobile County, Bayou La Batre ranks 1 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 514.

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

How renting in Bayou La Batre 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	41.7% (±8.8 points)	47.8% (±11.7 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$725 (±$64)	$880 (±$85)	+21.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,554 (±$5,306)	$37,679 (±$8,841)	−15.4%	Down 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 Bayou La Batre

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou La Batre
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bayou La Batre	—	47.8% (±11.7 points)	—
Grand Bay	6.6 mi	25.9% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Theodore	10 mi	8.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Dauphin Island	12 mi	2.5% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Tillmans Corner	12 mi	33.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Moss Point	16 mi	27.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Escatawpa	18 mi	19.2% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Pascagoula	18 mi	46.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mobile	20 mi	46.0% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grand Bay, AL (25.9%), Theodore, AL (8.1%), Dauphin Island, AL (2.5%).

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

Households that rent across Mobile County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bayou La Batre	47.8% (±11.7 points)
2	Chickasaw	47.5% (±4.7 points)
3	Mobile	46.0% (±1.2 points)
4	Prichard	45.0% (±5.3 points)
5	Tillmans Corner	33.9% (±4.9 points)
6	Semmes	30.1% (±10.3 points)
7	Citronelle	29.6% (±9.4 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Mobile County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Bayou La Batre

How many renters are there in Bayou La Batre?

Bayou La Batre has an estimated 309 (±119) renting households, 47.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bayou La Batre?

In Bayou La Batre, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.8% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bayou La Batre?

A renting household in Bayou La Batre has 1.9 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bayou La Batre?

The median renting household in Bayou La Batre, AL has an income of $33,116 (±$8,195) a year, against $48,750 for households that own their home.

Sources

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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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