What is the median rent in Fort Deposit, AL?

Name: Median rent in Fort Deposit, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fort Deposit, AL is $467 (±$48) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 206 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fort Deposit, the median gross rent went from $383 in 2015–2019 to $467 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $467 (±$48)
Rented homes: 206 (±92)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +21.9%

How much rent costs in Fort Deposit

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fort Deposit	Lowndes County	Alabama	United States
Less than $500	66.5% (±21.4 points)	29.2%	10.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	33.5% (±21.4 points)	55.5%	39.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±17.6 points)	12.7%	34.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±17.6 points)	2.4%	11.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±17.6 points)	0.0%	3.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.6 points)	0.0%	0.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.6 points)	0.2%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 66.5% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Fort Deposit cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fort Deposit against Lowndes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Deposit	Lowndes County	Alabama	United States
Median gross rent	$467 (±$48)	$710 (±$160)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	206 (±92)	654 (±151)	535,330 (±6,270)	42,849,984

In Fort Deposit, median gross rent is lower than in Lowndes County ($710).

It is also lower than in Alabama ($1,007).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Lowndes County, Fort Deposit ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 400 of 424.

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

How rent in Fort Deposit has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$383 (±$68)	$467 (±$48)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	42.5% (±12.3 points)	38.4% (±13.4 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.7% (±10.0 points)	4.1% (±7.3 points)	−8.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near Fort Deposit

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Deposit
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fort Deposit	—	$467 (±$48)	—
Greenville	11 mi	$730 (±$52)	Higher
Hayneville	14 mi	$819 (±$139)	Higher
Mosses	15 mi	$528 (±$91)	Not measurably different
White Hall	23 mi	$877 (±$856)	Not measurably different
Rutledge	24 mi	$696 (±$56)	Higher
Luverne	25 mi	$629 (±$48)	Higher
Pine Apple	26 mi	$600 (±$330)	Not measurably different
Georgiana	26 mi	$542 (±$111)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenville, AL ($730), Hayneville, AL ($819), Rutledge, AL ($696).

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

Median gross rent across Lowndes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	White Hall	$877 (±$856)
2	Hayneville	$819 (±$139)
3	Mosses	$528 (±$91)
4	Fort Deposit	$467 (±$48)

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 Fort Deposit

What is the average rent in Fort Deposit, AL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Deposit is $467 (±$48) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Fort Deposit?

In Fort Deposit, the median gross rent went from $383 in 2015–2019 to $467 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Fort Deposit cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Fort Deposit have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 66.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fort Deposit higher than in Lowndes County?

In Fort Deposit, median gross rent is lower than in Lowndes County ($710).

It is also lower than in Alabama ($1,007).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Fort Deposit town, Alabama (place:27520, in state:01).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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