What percentage of people rent in Smiths Station, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Smiths Station, AL, 2020–2024
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15.1% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Smiths Station, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 271 renting households against 1,524 that own their home.

In Smiths Station, the share of households that rent went from 28.9% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.1% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 271 (±83)
Median renter income: $37,202 (±$10,696)

Who rents and who owns in Smiths Station

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Smiths Station	Lee County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.1% (±4.6 points)	33.7% (±1.4 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	271 (±83)	23,372 (±1,085)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,524 (±178)	46,064 (±987)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±0.9)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,202 (±$10,696)	$30,478 (±$2,358)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,944 (±$18,237)	$89,774 (±$2,974)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Smiths Station, the renter share is lower than in Lee County (33.7%).

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

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

In Lee County, Smiths Station ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 388 of 514.

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

How renting in Smiths Station 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	28.9% (±8.5 points)	15.1% (±4.6 points)	−13.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$899 (±$318)	$1,012 (±$97)	+12.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,235 (±$9,316)	$64,669 (±$12,286)	+26.2%	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 Smiths Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smiths Station
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Smiths Station	—	15.1% (±4.6 points)	—
Ladonia	4.4 mi	37.3% (±12.0 points)	Higher
Phenix City	6.2 mi	47.6% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Columbus	13 mi	49.2% (±1.4 points)	Higher
Cataula	17 mi	11.0% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Opelika	19 mi	30.9% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Ellerslie	20 mi	2.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Valley	20 mi	32.5% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Hamilton	21 mi	31.3% (±9.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ellerslie, GA (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ladonia, AL (37.3%), Phenix City, AL (47.6%), Columbus, GA (49.2%).

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

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Loachapoka	47.2% (±23.9 points)
2	Auburn	46.9% (±2.3 points)
3	Opelika	30.9% (±3.4 points)
4	Smiths Station	15.1% (±4.6 points)
5	Waverly	2.4% (±4.3 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 Smiths Station

How many renters are there in Smiths Station?

Smiths Station has an estimated 271 (±83) renting households, 15.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Smiths Station?

In Smiths Station, the share of households that rent went from 28.9% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Smiths Station?

A renting household in Smiths Station has 3.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Smiths Station?

The median renting household in Smiths Station, AL has an income of $37,202 (±$10,696) a year, against $76,944 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 Smiths Station city, Alabama (place:71190, 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.