What percentage of people rent in Flomaton, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Flomaton, AL, 2020–2024
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40.7% (±14.3 points) of the occupied homes in Flomaton, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 210 renting households against 306 that own their home.

In Flomaton, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.7% (±14.3 points)
Renting households: 210 (±108)

Who rents and who owns in Flomaton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Flomaton	Escambia County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.7% (±14.3 points)	29.1% (±2.9 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	210 (±108)	3,721 (±400)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	306 (±100)	9,087 (±479)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.3)	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$29,668 (±$8,844)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,500 (±$34,459)	$57,102 (±$5,952)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Flomaton, the renter share is not measurably different from Escambia County (29.1%).

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

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

In Escambia County, Flomaton ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 95 of 514.

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

How renting in Flomaton 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	36.8% (±8.3 points)	40.7% (±14.3 points)	+3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$651 (±$179)	$742 (±$449)	+14.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,662 (±$4,907)	$42,708 (±$9,045)	+73.2%	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 Flomaton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Flomaton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Flomaton	—	40.7% (±14.3 points)	—
Century	2.6 mi	50.8% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pollard	5.0 mi	60.3% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jay	7.6 mi	61.8% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Riverview	11 mi	18.5% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Brewton	12 mi	28.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Brewton	13 mi	48.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Atmore	14 mi	47.7% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Molino	22 mi	14.0% (±13.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riverview, AL (18.5%), Molino, FL (14.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jay, FL (61.8%).

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

Households that rent across Escambia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Pollard	60.3% (±34.0 points)
2	East Brewton	48.1% (±9.5 points)
3	Atmore	47.7% (±9.4 points)
4	Flomaton	40.7% (±14.3 points)
5	Brewton	28.0% (±7.8 points)
6	Riverview	18.5% (±13.0 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 Flomaton

How many renters are there in Flomaton?

Flomaton has an estimated 210 (±108) renting households, 40.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Flomaton?

In Flomaton, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Flomaton?

A renting household in Flomaton has 3.4 people on average, against 2.7 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 Flomaton town, Alabama (place:26824, 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.