What percentage of people rent in Valley, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Valley, AL, 2020–2024
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32.5% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Valley, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,286 renting households against 2,668 that own their home.

In Valley, the share of households that rent went from 50.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.5% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 1,286 (±255)
Median renter income: $55,429 (±$9,541)

Who rents and who owns in Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley	Chambers County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.5% (±6.4 points)	28.2% (±2.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,286 (±255)	3,791 (±404)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,668 (±324)	9,643 (±439)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,429 (±$9,541)	$33,653 (±$6,936)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,879 (±$7,152)	$53,619 (±$6,530)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Valley, the renter share is not measurably different from Chambers County (28.2%).

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

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

In Chambers County, Valley ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 182 of 514.

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

How renting in Valley 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	50.3% (±4.4 points)	32.5% (±6.4 points)	−17.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$799 (±$46)	$1,016 (±$154)	+27.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,747 (±$6,735)	$51,661 (±$6,260)	+8.2%	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 Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Valley	—	32.5% (±6.4 points)	—
Huguley	3.5 mi	19.1% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Lanett	4.0 mi	40.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cusseta	6.0 mi	45.9% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	7.6 mi	25.1% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
La Fayette	13 mi	42.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Opelika	14 mi	30.9% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Five Points	17 mi	8.2% (±11.0 points)	Lower
LaGrange	18 mi	60.3% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Huguley, AL (19.1%), Five Points, AL (8.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: LaGrange, GA (60.3%).

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

Households that rent across Chambers County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cusseta	45.9% (±28.3 points)
2	La Fayette	42.2% (±12.2 points)
3	Lanett	40.2% (±7.8 points)
4	Valley	32.5% (±6.4 points)
5	Huguley	19.1% (±10.0 points)
6	Five Points	8.2% (±11.0 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 Valley

How many renters are there in Valley?

Valley has an estimated 1,286 (±255) renting households, 32.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Valley?

In Valley, the share of households that rent went from 50.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Valley?

A renting household in Valley has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Valley?

The median renting household in Valley, AL has an income of $55,429 (±$9,541) a year, against $50,879 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 Valley city, Alabama (place:78204, 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.