What percentage of people rent in Red Bay, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Red Bay, AL, 2020–2024
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41.7% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Red Bay, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 607 renting households against 850 that own their home.

In Red Bay, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.7% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 607 (±147)
Median renter income: $30,761 (±$2,572)

Who rents and who owns in Red Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Bay	Franklin County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.7% (±9.3 points)	27.6% (±3.0 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	607 (±147)	3,303 (±382)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	850 (±177)	8,651 (±423)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,761 (±$2,572)	$31,716 (±$2,869)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,750 (±$22,604)	$62,427 (±$5,955)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Red Bay, the renter share is higher than in Franklin County (27.6%).

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

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

In Franklin County, Red Bay ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 86 of 514.

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

How renting in Red Bay 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	31.5% (±8.1 points)	41.7% (±9.3 points)	+10.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$473 (±$185)	$542 (±$107)	+14.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,724 (±$6,588)	$37,473 (±$14,051)	+4.9%	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 Red Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Red Bay	—	41.7% (±9.3 points)	—
Golden	4.5 mi	48.3% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Vina	6.0 mi	29.1% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Belmont	6.3 mi	32.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hodges	14 mi	15.4% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Tishomingo	15 mi	32.5% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tremont	15 mi	42.1% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Paden	17 mi	7.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Fulton	19 mi	34.0% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hodges, AL (15.4%), Paden, MS (7.0%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Red Bay	41.7% (±9.3 points)
2	Phil Campbell	36.1% (±10.4 points)
3	Russellville	30.4% (±5.8 points)
4	Vina	29.1% (±13.0 points)
5	Hodges	15.4% (±11.5 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 Red Bay

How many renters are there in Red Bay?

Red Bay has an estimated 607 (±147) renting households, 41.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Red Bay?

In Red Bay, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Red Bay?

A renting household in Red Bay has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Red Bay?

The median renting household in Red Bay, AL has an income of $30,761 (±$2,572) a year, against $58,750 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 Red Bay city, Alabama (place:63576, 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.