What percentage of people rent in Level Plains, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Level Plains, AL, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Level Plains, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 133 renting households against 553 that own their home.

In Level Plains, the share of households that rent went from 19.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.4% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 133 (±57)
Median renter income: $28,750 (±$23,889)

Who rents and who owns in Level Plains

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Level Plains	Dale County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.4% (±6.7 points)	38.1% (±2.1 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	133 (±57)	7,517 (±480)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	553 (±125)	12,210 (±415)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$23,889)	$37,065 (±$3,714)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,534 (±$9,118)	$69,848 (±$5,120)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Level Plains, the renter share is lower than in Dale County (38.1%).

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

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

In Dale County, Level Plains ranks 11 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 336 of 514.

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

How renting in Level Plains 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	19.9% (±7.9 points)	19.4% (±6.7 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,264 (±$505)	$1,057 (±$241)	−16.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,969 (±$13,872)	$77,000 (±$13,591)	+26.3%	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 Level Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Level Plains
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Level Plains	—	19.4% (±6.7 points)	—
Daleville	3.5 mi	49.1% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Fort Rucker	4.0 mi	100.0% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Enterprise	4.7 mi	36.5% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Clayhatchee	5.6 mi	20.7% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Brockton	10 mi	27.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Newton	11 mi	26.0% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ozark	12 mi	35.1% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Coffee Springs	13 mi	12.4% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Daleville, AL (49.1%), Fort Rucker, AL (100.0%), Enterprise, AL (36.5%).

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

Households that rent across Dale County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Ozark	35.1% (±3.7 points)
6	Grimes	30.4% (±11.4 points)
7	Pinckard	29.3% (±11.6 points)
8	Ariton	26.5% (±12.0 points)
9	Newton	26.0% (±8.2 points)
10	Clayhatchee	20.7% (±13.5 points)
11	Level Plains	19.4% (±6.7 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Dale 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 Level Plains

How many renters are there in Level Plains?

Level Plains has an estimated 133 (±57) renting households, 19.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Level Plains?

In Level Plains, the share of households that rent went from 19.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Level Plains?

A renting household in Level Plains has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Level Plains?

The median renting household in Level Plains, AL has an income of $28,750 (±$23,889) a year, against $81,534 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 Level Plains town, Alabama (place:42472, 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.