What percentage of people rent in Powell, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Powell, AL, 2020–2024
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27.9% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Powell, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 77 renting households against 199 that own their home.

In Powell, the share of households that rent went from 45.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (−17.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.9% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 77 (±36)
Median renter income: $66,094 (±$37,155)

Who rents and who owns in Powell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Powell	DeKalb County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.9% (±10.6 points)	21.7% (±1.9 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	77 (±36)	5,691 (±511)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	199 (±64)	20,490 (±582)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±1.5)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,094 (±$37,155)	$27,385 (±$3,776)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,473 (±$4,887)	$58,764 (±$2,721)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Powell, the renter share is not measurably different from DeKalb County (21.7%).

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

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

In DeKalb County, Powell ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 246 of 514.

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

How renting in Powell 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	45.4% (±9.4 points)	27.9% (±10.6 points)	−17.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$602 (±$99)	$931 (±$104)	+54.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,063 (±$7,793)	$61,786 (±$5,355)	+40.2%	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 Powell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Powell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Powell	—	27.9% (±10.6 points)	—
Rainsville	4.4 mi	10.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Shiloh	5.0 mi	44.6% (±25.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dutton	5.1 mi	19.2% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sylvania	5.7 mi	33.2% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fyffe	5.8 mi	27.8% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Section	6.0 mi	21.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Ridge	8.7 mi	29.2% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeview	11 mi	21.6% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rainsville, AL (10.7%).

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

Households that rent across DeKalb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Geraldine	33.9% (±8.6 points)
5	Sylvania	33.2% (±11.3 points)
6 (tie)	Fort Payne	30.7% (±5.6 points)
6 (tie)	Henagar	30.7% (±12.0 points)
8	Pine Ridge	29.2% (±19.8 points)
9	Ider	28.8% (±10.8 points)
10	Powell	27.9% (±10.6 points)
11	Fyffe	27.8% (±11.9 points)
12	Lakeview	21.6% (±25.3 points)
13	Hammondville	12.9% (±8.0 points)
14	Valley Head	12.6% (±12.4 points)
15	Rainsville	10.7% (±5.9 points)
16	Mentone	7.3% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in DeKalb 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 Powell

How many renters are there in Powell?

Powell has an estimated 77 (±36) renting households, 27.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Powell?

In Powell, the share of households that rent went from 45.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (−17.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Powell?

A renting household in Powell has 3.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Powell?

The median renting household in Powell, AL has an income of $66,094 (±$37,155) a year, against $61,473 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 Powell town, Alabama (place:62075, 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.