What percentage of people rent in West End-Cobb Town, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in West End-Cobb Town, AL, 2020–2024
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30.9% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in West End-Cobb Town, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 375 renting households against 837 that own their home.

In West End-Cobb Town, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.9% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 375 (±126)
Median renter income: $52,188 (±$31,909)

Who rents and who owns in West End-Cobb Town

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West End-Cobb Town	Calhoun County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.9% (±9.0 points)	29.7% (±1.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	375 (±126)	13,361 (±850)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	837 (±154)	31,654 (±863)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,188 (±$31,909)	$33,823 (±$3,312)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,326 (±$22,852)	$67,416 (±$4,270)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In West End-Cobb Town, the renter share is not measurably different from Calhoun County (29.7%).

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

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

In Calhoun County, West End-Cobb Town ranks 5 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 205 of 514.

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

How renting in West End-Cobb Town 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	30.0% (±7.4 points)	30.9% (±9.0 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$631 (±$70)	$779 (±$154)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$30,083 (±$6,042)	$55,323 (±$9,198)	+83.9%	Up 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 West End-Cobb Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West End-Cobb Town
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West End-Cobb Town	—	30.9% (±9.0 points)	—
Hobson City	2.9 mi	34.9% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford	3.8 mi	24.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Anniston	4.1 mi	41.5% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Saks	4.3 mi	27.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Alexandria	7.6 mi	12.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Weaver	8.4 mi	28.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Munford	9.6 mi	6.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Choccolocco	9.8 mi	14.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alexandria, AL (12.4%), Munford, AL (6.3%), Choccolocco, AL (14.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Anniston, AL (41.5%).

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

Households that rent across Calhoun County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jacksonville	49.6% (±5.5 points)
2	Anniston	41.5% (±3.6 points)
3	Piedmont	38.3% (±7.7 points)
4	Hobson City	34.9% (±13.4 points)
5	West End-Cobb Town	30.9% (±9.0 points)
6	Weaver	28.1% (±11.1 points)
7	Saks	27.8% (±8.1 points)
8	Oxford	24.9% (±4.0 points)
9	Choccolocco	14.4% (±10.6 points)
10	Alexandria	12.4% (±7.2 points)
11	Ohatchee	10.7% (±6.3 points)

West End-Cobb Town is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 West End-Cobb Town

How many renters are there in West End-Cobb Town?

West End-Cobb Town has an estimated 375 (±126) renting households, 30.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West End-Cobb Town?

In West End-Cobb Town, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West End-Cobb Town?

A renting household in West End-Cobb Town has 2.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West End-Cobb Town?

The median renting household in West End-Cobb Town, AL has an income of $52,188 (±$31,909) a year, against $62,326 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 West End-Cobb Town CDP, Alabama (place:81084, 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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