What percentage of people rent in Rainbow City, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rainbow City, AL, 2020–2024
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34.4% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Rainbow City, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,420 renting households against 2,711 that own their home.

In Rainbow City, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.4% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 1,420 (±285)
Median renter income: $36,228 (±$12,472)

Who rents and who owns in Rainbow City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rainbow City	Etowah County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.4% (±5.7 points)	26.1% (±1.3 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,420 (±285)	10,283 (±583)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,711 (±265)	29,128 (±683)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,228 (±$12,472)	$33,846 (±$3,197)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,552 (±$17,239)	$63,075 (±$2,665)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Rainbow City, the renter share is higher than in Etowah County (26.1%).

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

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

In Etowah County, Rainbow City ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 514.

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

How renting in Rainbow City 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	40.0% (±5.4 points)	34.4% (±5.7 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$797 (±$53)	$1,048 (±$67)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,547 (±$5,496)	$56,398 (±$7,155)	+11.6%	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 Rainbow City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rainbow City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rainbow City	—	34.4% (±5.7 points)	—
Attalla	4.5 mi	27.6% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Southside	4.6 mi	7.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Steele	6.2 mi	10.5% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Gadsden	6.6 mi	44.3% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Glencoe	8.7 mi	18.3% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Ridgeville	8.9 mi	1.5% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Gallant	9.8 mi	0.0% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Ohatchee	10 mi	10.7% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Southside, AL (7.4%), Steele, AL (10.5%), Glencoe, AL (18.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gadsden, AL (44.3%).

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

Households that rent across Etowah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gadsden	44.3% (±3.2 points)
2	Altoona	34.6% (±12.5 points)
3	Rainbow City	34.4% (±5.7 points)
4	Attalla	27.6% (±7.3 points)
5	Whitesboro	27.4% (±10.6 points)
6	Tidmore Bend	22.0% (±17.2 points)
7	Carlisle-Rockledge	21.8% (±9.8 points)
8	Walnut Grove	19.3% (±9.4 points)
9	Glencoe	18.3% (±5.6 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Etowah 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 Rainbow City

How many renters are there in Rainbow City?

Rainbow City has an estimated 1,420 (±285) renting households, 34.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rainbow City?

In Rainbow City, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rainbow City?

A renting household in Rainbow City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rainbow City?

The median renting household in Rainbow City, AL has an income of $36,228 (±$12,472) a year, against $66,552 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 Rainbow City city, Alabama (place:63288, 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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