What percentage of people rent in La Fayette, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in La Fayette, AL, 2020–2024
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42.2% (±12.2 points) of the occupied homes in La Fayette, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 506 renting households against 692 that own their home.

In La Fayette, the share of households that rent went from 37.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.2% (±12.2 points)
Renting households: 506 (±150)
Median renter income: $21,750 (±$13,379)

Who rents and who owns in La Fayette

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Fayette	Chambers County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.2% (±12.2 points)	28.2% (±2.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	506 (±150)	3,791 (±404)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	692 (±171)	9,643 (±439)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,750 (±$13,379)	$33,653 (±$6,936)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$33,750 (±$3,354)	$53,619 (±$6,530)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In La Fayette, the renter share is higher than in Chambers County (28.2%).

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

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

In Chambers County, La Fayette ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 514.

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

How renting in La Fayette 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	37.4% (±8.4 points)	42.2% (±12.2 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$558 (±$66)	$645 (±$118)	+15.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,134 (±$5,781)	$32,601 (±$5,908)	+4.7%	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 La Fayette

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Fayette
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Fayette	—	42.2% (±12.2 points)	—
Five Points	8.6 mi	8.2% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Cusseta	9.5 mi	45.9% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Huguley	10 mi	19.1% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Lanett	12 mi	40.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Valley	13 mi	32.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	15 mi	25.1% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Waverly	15 mi	2.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Camp Hill	16 mi	24.7% (±10.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Five Points, AL (8.2%), Huguley, AL (19.1%), Waverly, AL (2.4%).

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

Households that rent across Chambers County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cusseta	45.9% (±28.3 points)
2	La Fayette	42.2% (±12.2 points)
3	Lanett	40.2% (±7.8 points)
4	Valley	32.5% (±6.4 points)
5	Huguley	19.1% (±10.0 points)
6	Five Points	8.2% (±11.0 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 La Fayette

How many renters are there in La Fayette?

La Fayette has an estimated 506 (±150) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Fayette?

In La Fayette, the share of households that rent went from 37.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Fayette?

A renting household in La Fayette has 2.2 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Fayette?

The median renting household in La Fayette, AL has an income of $21,750 (±$13,379) a year, against $33,750 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 La Fayette city, Alabama (place:40672, 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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