What percentage of people rent in Whitesboro, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Whitesboro, AL, 2020–2024
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27.4% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Whitesboro, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 201 renting households against 533 that own their home.

In Whitesboro, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+13.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.4% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 201 (±102)
Median renter income: $66,484 (±$42,010)

Who rents and who owns in Whitesboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitesboro	Etowah County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.4% (±10.6 points)	26.1% (±1.3 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	201 (±102)	10,283 (±583)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	533 (±103)	29,128 (±683)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,484 (±$42,010)	$33,846 (±$3,197)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,438 (±$30,190)	$63,075 (±$2,665)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Whitesboro, the renter share is not measurably different from Etowah County (26.1%).

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

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

In Etowah County, Whitesboro ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 257 of 514.

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

How renting in Whitesboro 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	13.9% (±7.7 points)	27.4% (±10.6 points)	+13.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$681 (±$228)	$1,028 (±$131)	+51.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,523 (±$14,521)	$67,188 (±$26,341)	+38.5%	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 Whitesboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitesboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Whitesboro	—	27.4% (±10.6 points)	—
Sardis City	3.5 mi	8.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Carlisle-Rockledge	5.3 mi	21.8% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Boaz	5.9 mi	33.3% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lookout Mountain	6.5 mi	5.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Reece City	6.5 mi	6.3% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Ridgeville	8.1 mi	1.5% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Crossville	8.5 mi	34.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Albertville	11 mi	30.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sardis City, AL (8.8%), Lookout Mountain, AL (5.9%), Reece City, AL (6.3%).

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

Households that rent across Etowah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gadsden	44.3% (±3.2 points)
2	Altoona	34.6% (±12.5 points)
3	Rainbow City	34.4% (±5.7 points)
4	Attalla	27.6% (±7.3 points)
5	Whitesboro	27.4% (±10.6 points)
6	Tidmore Bend	22.0% (±17.2 points)
7	Carlisle-Rockledge	21.8% (±9.8 points)
8	Walnut Grove	19.3% (±9.4 points)
9	Glencoe	18.3% (±5.6 points)
10	Sardis City	8.8% (±5.7 points)
11	Coats Bend	8.7% (±9.8 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Etowah County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro

How many renters are there in Whitesboro?

Whitesboro has an estimated 201 (±102) renting households, 27.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Whitesboro?

In Whitesboro, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+13.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Whitesboro?

A renting household in Whitesboro has 2.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Whitesboro?

The median renting household in Whitesboro, AL has an income of $66,484 (±$42,010) a year, against $68,438 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 Whitesboro CDP, Alabama (place:82176, 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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