What percentage of people rent in Elba, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Elba, AL, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in Elba, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 342 renting households against 933 that own their home.

In Elba, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.8% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 342 (±153)

Who rents and who owns in Elba

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elba	Coffee County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.8% (±11.0 points)	27.7% (±2.2 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	342 (±153)	5,821 (±470)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	933 (±182)	15,163 (±544)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$45,779 (±$5,793)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,731 (±$23,072)	$79,360 (±$3,912)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Elba, the renter share is not measurably different from Coffee County (27.7%).

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

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

In Coffee County, Elba ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 260 of 514.

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

How renting in Elba 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	44.6% (±7.6 points)	26.8% (±11.0 points)	−17.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$627 (±$53)	$653 (±$469)	+4.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,134 (±$7,537)	$44,792 (±$11,512)	+20.6%	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 Elba

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elba
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elba	—	26.8% (±11.0 points)	—
New Brockton	9.7 mi	27.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Opp	14 mi	28.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kinston	15 mi	26.4% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise	15 mi	36.5% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brantley	16 mi	43.4% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Babbie	16 mi	5.5% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Onycha	18 mi	27.4% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dozier	18 mi	73.4% (±17.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Babbie, AL (5.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brantley, AL (43.4%), Dozier, AL (73.4%).

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

Households that rent across Coffee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Enterprise	36.5% (±3.7 points)
2	New Brockton	27.6% (±7.7 points)
3	Elba	26.8% (±11.0 points)
4	Kinston	26.4% (±12.3 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 Elba

How many renters are there in Elba?

Elba has an estimated 342 (±153) renting households, 26.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elba?

In Elba, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Elba?

A renting household in Elba has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Elba city, Alabama (place:23296, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.