What percentage of people rent in Saraland, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Saraland, AL, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Saraland, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,459 renting households against 5,361 that own their home.

In Saraland, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 1,459 (±377)
Median renter income: $31,650 (±$3,307)

Who rents and who owns in Saraland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Saraland	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±5.1 points)	34.0% (±0.9 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,459 (±377)	54,913 (±1,514)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,361 (±504)	106,752 (±1,555)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,650 (±$3,307)	$36,158 (±$1,743)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,369 (±$14,579)	$74,683 (±$2,122)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Saraland, the renter share is lower than in Mobile County (34.0%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Mobile County, Saraland ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 318 of 514.

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

How renting in Saraland 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	27.0% (±3.4 points)	21.4% (±5.1 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$874 (±$39)	$1,060 (±$147)	+21.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,633 (±$5,629)	$61,509 (±$9,902)	+1.4%	Down 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 Saraland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saraland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Saraland	—	21.4% (±5.1 points)	—
Satsuma	2.8 mi	14.0% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Prichard	5.8 mi	45.0% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Chickasaw	6.0 mi	47.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Creola	6.1 mi	16.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Semmes	9.1 mi	30.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mobile	13 mi	46.0% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Spanish Fort	17 mi	34.2% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Mount Vernon	17 mi	28.2% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Prichard, AL (45.0%), Chickasaw, AL (47.5%), Mobile, AL (46.0%).

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

Households that rent across Mobile County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Prichard	45.0% (±5.3 points)
5	Tillmans Corner	33.9% (±4.9 points)
6	Semmes	30.1% (±10.3 points)
7	Citronelle	29.6% (±9.4 points)
8	Mount Vernon	28.2% (±12.1 points)
9	Grand Bay	25.9% (±14.4 points)
10	Saraland	21.4% (±5.1 points)
11	Creola	16.2% (±5.5 points)
12	Satsuma	14.0% (±7.7 points)
13	Theodore	8.1% (±4.2 points)
14	Dauphin Island	2.5% (±1.4 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Mobile 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 Saraland

How many renters are there in Saraland?

Saraland has an estimated 1,459 (±377) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Saraland?

In Saraland, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Saraland?

A renting household in Saraland has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Saraland?

The median renting household in Saraland, AL has an income of $31,650 (±$3,307) a year, against $74,369 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 Saraland city, Alabama (place:68160, 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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