What percentage of people rent in Mountain Brook, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mountain Brook, AL, 2020–2024
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10.1% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Mountain Brook, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 850 renting households against 7,576 that own their home.

In Mountain Brook, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.1% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 850 (±250)
Median renter income: $76,324 (±$21,809)

Who rents and who owns in Mountain Brook

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain Brook	Jefferson County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.1% (±2.8 points)	36.1% (±0.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	850 (±250)	97,464 (±2,461)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,576 (±334)	172,419 (±2,341)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,324 (±$21,809)	$41,092 (±$1,089)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$231,339 (±$38,867)	$87,609 (±$2,302)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Jefferson County, Mountain Brook ranks 32 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 438 of 514.

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

How renting in Mountain Brook 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	14.0% (±2.7 points)	10.1% (±2.8 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,561 (±$328)	$1,456 (±$254)	−6.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$152,355 (±$13,209)	$201,479 (±$15,143)	+32.2%	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 Mountain Brook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Brook
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mountain Brook	—	10.1% (±2.8 points)	—
Vestavia Hills	2.0 mi	22.0% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Birmingham	4.4 mi	54.5% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Brook Highland	4.7 mi	53.5% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Homewood	4.9 mi	38.3% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Irondale	5.5 mi	39.9% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Meadowbrook	6.9 mi	11.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Point	7.1 mi	5.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tarrant	7.2 mi	60.6% (±9.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vestavia Hills, AL (22.0%), Birmingham, AL (54.5%), Brook Highland, AL (53.5%).

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
26	Brighton	18.8% (±7.8 points)
27	Hueytown	17.9% (±4.3 points)
28	Maytown	17.2% (±12.9 points)
29	Sylvan Springs	17.0% (±6.8 points)
30	Mount Olive	12.0% (±9.0 points)
31	Morris	10.9% (±6.2 points)
32	Mountain Brook	10.1% (±2.8 points)
33	McCalla	9.7% (±4.0 points)
34	Clay	9.5% (±5.2 points)
35	West Jefferson	9.3% (±7.1 points)
36	Concord	9.2% (±8.3 points)
37	Trussville	8.2% (±2.7 points)
38	Kimberly	7.3% (±4.6 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 Mountain Brook

How many renters are there in Mountain Brook?

Mountain Brook has an estimated 850 (±250) renting households, 10.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mountain Brook?

In Mountain Brook, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mountain Brook?

A renting household in Mountain Brook has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mountain Brook?

The median renting household in Mountain Brook, AL has an income of $76,324 (±$21,809) a year, against $231,339 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 Mountain Brook city, Alabama (place:51696, 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.