What percentage of people rent in Muscle Shoals, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Muscle Shoals, AL, 2020–2024
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32.9% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Muscle Shoals, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,280 renting households against 4,654 that own their home.

In Muscle Shoals, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.9% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 2,280 (±398)
Median renter income: $52,060 (±$7,603)

Who rents and who owns in Muscle Shoals

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Muscle Shoals	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.9% (±5.2 points)	28.7% (±2.4 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,280 (±398)	6,978 (±600)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,654 (±426)	17,323 (±614)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,060 (±$7,603)	$35,949 (±$4,469)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,510 (±$4,193)	$72,762 (±$3,347)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Muscle Shoals, the renter share is not measurably different from Colbert County (28.7%).

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

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

In Colbert County, Muscle Shoals ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 177 of 514.

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

How renting in Muscle Shoals 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	24.0% (±4.2 points)	32.9% (±5.2 points)	+8.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$831 (±$28)	$1,029 (±$75)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,629 (±$6,411)	$75,894 (±$8,296)	+25.2%	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 Muscle Shoals

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Muscle Shoals
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Muscle Shoals	—	32.9% (±5.2 points)	—
Sheffield	3.7 mi	39.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tuscumbia	4.2 mi	34.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Florence	6.2 mi	47.9% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Leighton	7.1 mi	41.1% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Florian	9.1 mi	32.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Underwood-Petersville	9.9 mi	21.7% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Killen	10 mi	31.2% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Littleville	10 mi	31.0% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Florence, AL (47.9%).

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

Households that rent across Colbert County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Leighton	41.1% (±19.2 points)
2	Sheffield	39.8% (±6.2 points)
3	Tuscumbia	34.7% (±6.3 points)
4	Muscle Shoals	32.9% (±5.2 points)
5	Littleville	31.0% (±11.8 points)
6	Cherokee	29.4% (±12.4 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 Muscle Shoals

How many renters are there in Muscle Shoals?

Muscle Shoals has an estimated 2,280 (±398) renting households, 32.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Muscle Shoals?

In Muscle Shoals, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Muscle Shoals?

A renting household in Muscle Shoals has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Muscle Shoals?

The median renting household in Muscle Shoals, AL has an income of $52,060 (±$7,603) a year, against $80,510 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 Muscle Shoals city, Alabama (place:53016, 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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