What percentage of people rent in Alba, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Alba, MO, 2020–2024
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32.3% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Alba, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 76 renting households against 159 that own their home.

In Alba, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.3% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 76 (±33)
Median renter income: $42,000 (±$23,364)

Who rents and who owns in Alba

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alba	Jasper County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.3% (±10.8 points)	37.2% (±1.7 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	76 (±33)	18,410 (±850)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	159 (±40)	31,079 (±894)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±2.0)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,000 (±$23,364)	$37,561 (±$2,171)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,250 (±$7,708)	$76,491 (±$2,979)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Alba, the renter share is not measurably different from Jasper County (37.2%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (31.9%).

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

In Jasper County, Alba ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 407 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Alba 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	27.1% (±10.6 points)	32.3% (±10.8 points)	+5.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$819 (±$584)	$865 (±$168)	+5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,656 (±$13,489)	$51,510 (±$3,992)	+20.8%	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 Alba

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alba
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alba	—	32.3% (±10.8 points)	—
Purcell	1.3 mi	26.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Neck City	1.9 mi	5.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Oronogo	4.0 mi	9.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Carytown	4.9 mi	7.2% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Brooklyn Heights	5.0 mi	17.3% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carterville	6.4 mi	26.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Webb City	7.2 mi	41.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Carthage	7.8 mi	47.0% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Neck City, MO (5.4%), Oronogo, MO (9.1%), Carytown, MO (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carthage, MO (47.0%).

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

Households that rent across Jasper County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Duquesne	48.8% (±8.7 points)
3	Carthage	47.0% (±6.4 points)
4	Joplin	46.6% (±2.4 points)
5	Webb City	41.8% (±5.6 points)
6	Duenweg	39.3% (±9.0 points)
7	Fidelity	33.1% (±24.6 points)
8	Alba	32.3% (±10.8 points)
9	Reeds	28.1% (±33.1 points)
10	Purcell	26.7% (±12.4 points)
11	Airport Drive	26.1% (±10.6 points)
12	Carterville	26.0% (±8.0 points)
13	Carl Junction	22.6% (±6.1 points)
14	Jasper	22.0% (±9.0 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Jasper 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 Alba

How many renters are there in Alba?

Alba has an estimated 76 (±33) renting households, 32.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alba?

In Alba, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alba?

A renting household in Alba has 3.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alba?

The median renting household in Alba, MO has an income of $42,000 (±$23,364) a year, against $54,250 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 Alba city, Missouri (place:00496, in state:29).

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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