What percentage of people rent in Livingston, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Livingston, AL, 2020–2024
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56.8% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Livingston, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 709 renting households against 540 that own their home.

In Livingston, the share of households that rent went from 66.4% in 2015–2019 to 56.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.8% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 709 (±212)
Median renter income: $19,263 (±$3,553)

Who rents and who owns in Livingston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Livingston	Sumter County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.8% (±11.7 points)	33.2% (±4.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	709 (±212)	1,599 (±272)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	540 (±150)	3,224 (±236)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,263 (±$3,553)	$20,873 (±$4,107)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,737 (±$32,922)	$42,917 (±$6,799)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Livingston, the renter share is higher than in Sumter County (33.2%).

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

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

In Sumter County, Livingston ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 16 of 514.

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

How renting in Livingston 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	66.4% (±10.3 points)	56.8% (±11.7 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$342 (±$297)	$584 (±$127)	+70.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$11,969 (±$7,502)	$24,236 (±$11,471)	+102.5%	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 Livingston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Livingston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Livingston	—	56.8% (±11.7 points)	—
Epes	7.4 mi	6.3% (±15.9 points)	Lower
York	8.9 mi	37.5% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Emelle	12 mi	15.0% (±23.4 points)	Lower
Boligee	15 mi	61.6% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gainesville	15 mi	59.3% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cuba	15 mi	21.4% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Forkland	19 mi	31.7% (±17.3 points)	Lower
Geiger	20 mi	10.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Epes, AL (6.3%), York, AL (37.5%), Emelle, AL (15.0%).

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

Households that rent across Sumter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gainesville	59.3% (±27.4 points)
2	Livingston	56.8% (±11.7 points)
3	York	37.5% (±10.4 points)
4	Cuba	21.4% (±14.1 points)
5	Emelle	15.0% (±23.4 points)
6	Geiger	10.1% (±11.8 points)
7	Epes	6.3% (±15.9 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 Livingston

How many renters are there in Livingston?

Livingston has an estimated 709 (±212) renting households, 56.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Livingston?

In Livingston, the share of households that rent went from 66.4% in 2015–2019 to 56.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Livingston?

A renting household in Livingston has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Livingston?

The median renting household in Livingston, AL has an income of $19,263 (±$3,553) a year, against $79,737 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 Livingston city, Alabama (place:43720, 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.