What percentage of people rent in Cedar Bluff, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Cedar Bluff, AL, 2020–2024
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31.2% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Cedar Bluff, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 194 renting households against 428 that own their home.

In Cedar Bluff, the share of households that rent went from 30.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.2% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 194 (±67)
Median renter income: $33,333 (±$22,149)

Who rents and who owns in Cedar Bluff

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Bluff	Cherokee County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.2% (±7.7 points)	18.9% (±2.6 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	194 (±67)	1,928 (±276)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	428 (±92)	8,264 (±414)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,333 (±$22,149)	$36,817 (±$3,828)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,339 (±$8,018)	$61,645 (±$4,085)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Cedar Bluff, the renter share is higher than in Cherokee County (18.9%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (29.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 196 of 514.

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

How renting in Cedar Bluff 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	30.4% (±8.0 points)	31.2% (±7.7 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$515 (±$77)	$642 (±$120)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,000 (±$8,259)	$52,500 (±$13,541)	+64.1%	No measurable change 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 Cedar Bluff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Bluff
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Bluff	—	31.2% (±7.7 points)	—
Gaylesville	3.5 mi	30.8% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Centre	6.7 mi	29.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sand Rock	10 mi	4.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Leesburg	11 mi	24.5% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cave Spring	16 mi	32.2% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Collinsville	16 mi	37.9% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lyerly	16 mi	27.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Payne	17 mi	30.7% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sand Rock, AL (4.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cedar Bluff	31.2% (±7.7 points)
2	Gaylesville	30.8% (±19.0 points)
3	Centre	29.7% (±6.6 points)
4	Leesburg	24.5% (±10.7 points)
5	Sand Rock	4.2% (±4.3 points)

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 Cedar Bluff

How many renters are there in Cedar Bluff?

Cedar Bluff has an estimated 194 (±67) renting households, 31.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cedar Bluff?

In Cedar Bluff, the share of households that rent went from 30.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cedar Bluff?

A renting household in Cedar Bluff has 2.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cedar Bluff?

The median renting household in Cedar Bluff, AL has an income of $33,333 (±$22,149) a year, against $62,339 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 Cedar Bluff town, Alabama (place:12760, in state:01).

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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