What percentage of people rent in Hoover, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Hoover, AL, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Hoover, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 10,680 renting households against 26,322 that own their home.

In Hoover, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 10,680 (±817)
Median renter income: $58,094 (±$5,806)

Who rents and who owns in Hoover

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hoover	Jefferson County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±2.0 points)	36.1% (±0.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	10,680 (±817)	97,464 (±2,461)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	26,322 (±928)	172,419 (±2,341)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,094 (±$5,806)	$41,092 (±$1,089)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,119 (±$5,714)	$87,609 (±$2,302)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Hoover, the renter share is lower than in Jefferson County (36.1%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Jefferson County, Hoover ranks 19 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 232 of 514.

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

How renting in Hoover 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	30.5% (±1.5 points)	28.9% (±2.0 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,123 (±$22)	$1,457 (±$39)	+29.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$89,452 (±$4,418)	$109,253 (±$5,729)	+22.1%	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 Hoover

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hoover
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hoover	—	28.9% (±2.0 points)	—
Indian Springs Village	3.7 mi	8.4% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Pelham	5.3 mi	16.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Homewood	5.8 mi	38.3% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Meadowbrook	6.2 mi	11.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Vestavia Hills	7.3 mi	22.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Helena	7.5 mi	8.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Lipscomb	7.6 mi	37.7% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Point	7.9 mi	5.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Indian Springs Village, AL (8.4%), Pelham, AL (16.1%), Meadowbrook, AL (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Homewood, AL (38.3%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13 (tie)	Midfield	36.4% (±9.5 points)
13 (tie)	Warrior	36.4% (±9.6 points)
15	Grayson Valley	31.8% (±9.1 points)
16	Fultondale	31.3% (±6.4 points)
17	Brookside	31.1% (±12.9 points)
18	Forestdale	31.0% (±6.3 points)
19	Hoover	28.9% (±2.0 points)
20	Leeds	28.0% (±4.8 points)
21	Adamsville	23.3% (±10.4 points)
22	Vestavia Hills	22.0% (±2.6 points)
23	Gardendale	21.8% (±3.7 points)
24	Pleasant Grove	20.6% (±6.6 points)
25	Pinson	19.6% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Jefferson 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 Hoover

How many renters are there in Hoover?

Hoover has an estimated 10,680 (±817) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hoover?

In Hoover, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hoover?

A renting household in Hoover has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hoover?

The median renting household in Hoover, AL has an income of $58,094 (±$5,806) a year, against $135,119 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 Hoover city, Alabama (place:35896, 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.