What percentage of people rent in Florala, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Florala, AL, 2020–2024
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46.0% (±13.4 points) of the occupied homes in Florala, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 356 renting households against 418 that own their home.

In Florala, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 46.0% in 2020–2024 (+18.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.0% (±13.4 points)
Renting households: 356 (±147)

Who rents and who owns in Florala

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Florala	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.0% (±13.4 points)	23.7% (±2.4 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	356 (±147)	3,474 (±403)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	418 (±124)	11,168 (±370)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±1.0)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$28,526 (±$5,287)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,250 (±$25,404)	$64,073 (±$3,581)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Florala, the renter share is higher than in Covington County (23.7%).

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

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

In Covington County, Florala ranks 3 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 514.

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

How renting in Florala 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	27.2% (±8.0 points)	46.0% (±13.4 points)	+18.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$532 (±$153)	$706 (±$287)	+32.7%	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 Florala

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Florala
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Florala	—	46.0% (±13.4 points)	—
Lockhart	2.0 mi	44.9% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Paxton	3.5 mi	21.1% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Laurel Hill	9.3 mi	12.5% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Onycha	14 mi	27.4% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Horn Hill	15 mi	19.1% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Kinston	16 mi	26.4% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Libertyville	17 mi	9.7% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Samson	17 mi	46.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Paxton, FL (21.1%), Laurel Hill, FL (12.5%), Horn Hill, AL (19.1%).

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

Households that rent across Covington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	River Falls	51.9% (±23.6 points)
2	Heath	48.3% (±36.6 points)
3	Florala	46.0% (±13.4 points)
4	Lockhart	44.9% (±23.4 points)
5	Andalusia	37.7% (±6.5 points)
6	Opp	28.8% (±4.9 points)
7	Onycha	27.4% (±17.5 points)
8	Red Level	26.2% (±13.0 points)
9	Horn Hill	19.1% (±15.3 points)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Covington 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 Florala

How many renters are there in Florala?

Florala has an estimated 356 (±147) renting households, 46.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Florala?

In Florala, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 46.0% in 2020–2024 (+18.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Florala?

A renting household in Florala has 2.5 people on average, against 2.1 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 Florala town, Alabama (place:26848, 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.