What percentage of people rent in Roanoke, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Roanoke, AL, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Roanoke, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 768 renting households against 1,576 that own their home.

In Roanoke, the share of households that rent went from 31.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 768 (±183)

Who rents and who owns in Roanoke

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Roanoke	Randolph County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±7.4 points)	22.8% (±2.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	768 (±183)	2,113 (±289)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,576 (±219)	7,158 (±348)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$26,327 (±$6,397)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,313 (±$7,800)	$65,222 (±$5,048)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Roanoke, the renter share is higher than in Randolph County (22.8%).

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

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

In Randolph County, Roanoke ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 179 of 514.

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

How renting in Roanoke 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	31.6% (±7.1 points)	32.8% (±7.4 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$602 (±$73)	$666 (±$145)	+10.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,069 (±$7,839)	$47,105 (±$15,138)	+12.0%	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 Roanoke

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Roanoke
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Roanoke	—	32.8% (±7.4 points)	—
Five Points	8.9 mi	8.2% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Wadley	12 mi	43.1% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wedowee	13 mi	40.3% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland	16 mi	20.1% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Daviston	17 mi	3.1% (±5.1 points)	Lower
La Fayette	17 mi	42.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	18 mi	70.9% (±12.6 points)	Higher
Ephesus	19 mi	29.9% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Five Points, AL (8.2%), Daviston, AL (3.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklin, GA (70.9%).

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

Households that rent across Randolph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wadley	43.1% (±13.6 points)
2	Wedowee	40.3% (±14.2 points)
3	Roanoke	32.8% (±7.4 points)
4	Woodland	20.1% (±16.1 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 Roanoke

How many renters are there in Roanoke?

Roanoke has an estimated 768 (±183) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Roanoke?

In Roanoke, the share of households that rent went from 31.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Roanoke?

A renting household in Roanoke has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Roanoke city, Alabama (place:65040, 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.