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Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Clay, AL had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 66 cities in 2022, at 93%. Tuscaloosa, AL had the lowest, at 45.7%. The median was 65.2% and the figure for Alabama was 69.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93Clay, AL
Lowest45.7Tuscaloosa, AL
Median65.266 cities
Alabama69.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Clay, AL: 93 %Clay, AL93Trussville, AL: 92.9 %Trussville, AL92.9Helena, AL: 91 %Helena, AL91Mountain Brook, AL: 89.4 %Mountain Brook, AL89.4Chelsea, AL: 89.2 %Chelsea, AL89.2Alabaster, AL: 85.3 %Alabaster, AL85.3Pike Road, AL: 84.8 %Pike Road, AL84.8Pelham, AL: 84.1 %Pelham, AL84.1Gardendale, AL: 81.4 %Gardendale, AL81.4Fairhope, AL: 81.3 %Fairhope, AL81.3Calera, AL: 80.1 %Calera, AL80.1Vestavia Hills, AL: 76.7 %Vestavia Hills, AL76.7Moody, AL: 76.3 %Moody, AL76.3Hueytown, AL: 75.2 %Hueytown, AL75.2Saraland, AL: 75 %Saraland, AL75Madison, AL: 74.8 %Madison, AL74.8Hartselle, AL: 74.5 %Hartselle, AL74.5Millbrook, AL: 74.4 %Millbrook, AL74.4Leeds, AL: 74.1 %Leeds, AL74.1Oxford, AL: 73.7 %Oxford, AL73.7Muscle Shoals, AL: 73.3 %Muscle Shoals, AL73.3Foley, AL: 73.2 %Foley, AL73.2Daphne, AL: 71.5 %Daphne, AL71.5Scottsboro, AL: 70.7 %Scottsboro, AL70.7Opelika, AL: 69.5 %Opelika, AL69.5Hoover, AL: 69.5 %Hoover, AL69.5Albertville, AL: 68.5 %Albertville, AL68.5Spanish Fort, AL: 66.7 %Spanish Fort, AL66.7Prattville, AL: 66.6 %Prattville, AL66.6Gulf Shores, AL: 66.2 %Gulf Shores, AL66.2Boaz, AL: 66.2 %Boaz, AL66.2Fort Payne, AL: 65.7 %Fort Payne, AL65.7Jasper, AL: 65.5 %Jasper, AL65.5Alexander City, AL: 64.9 %Alexander City, AL64.9Russellville, AL: 64.8 %Russellville, AL64.8Pell City, AL: 64.3 %Pell City, AL64.3Decatur, AL: 63.8 %Decatur, AL63.8Homewood, AL: 63.6 %Homewood, AL63.6Rainbow City, AL: 63.6 %Rainbow City, AL63.6Valley, AL: 63.4 %Valley, AL63.4Clay, AL: 93 %Clay, AL93Trussville, AL: 92.9 %Trussville, AL92.9Helena, AL: 91 %Helena, AL91Mountain Brook, AL: 89.4 %Mountain Brook, AL89.4Chelsea, AL: 89.2 %Chelsea, AL89.2Alabaster, AL: 85.3 %Alabaster, AL85.3Pike Road, AL: 84.8 %Pike Road, AL84.8Pelham, AL: 84.1 %Pelham, AL84.1Gardendale, AL: 81.4 %Gardendale, AL81.4Fairhope, AL: 81.3 %Fairhope, AL81.3Calera, AL: 80.1 %Calera, AL80.1Vestavia Hills, AL: 76.7 %Vestavia Hills, AL76.7Moody, AL: 76.3 %Moody, AL76.3Hueytown, AL: 75.2 %Hueytown, AL75.2Saraland, AL: 75 %Saraland, AL75Madison, AL: 74.8 %Madison, AL74.8Hartselle, AL: 74.5 %Hartselle, AL74.5Millbrook, AL: 74.4 %Millbrook, AL74.4Leeds, AL: 74.1 %Leeds, AL74.1Oxford, AL: 73.7 %Oxford, AL73.7Muscle Shoals, AL: 73.3 %Muscle Shoals, AL73.3Foley, AL: 73.2 %Foley, AL73.2Daphne, AL: 71.5 %Daphne, AL71.5Scottsboro, AL: 70.7 %Scottsboro, AL70.7Opelika, AL: 69.5 %Opelika, AL69.5Hoover, AL: 69.5 %Hoover, AL69.5Albertville, AL: 68.5 %Albertville, AL68.5Spanish Fort, AL: 66.7 %Spanish Fort, AL66.7Prattville, AL: 66.6 %Prattville, AL66.6Gulf Shores, AL: 66.2 %Gulf Shores, AL66.2Boaz, AL: 66.2 %Boaz, AL66.2Fort Payne, AL: 65.7 %Fort Payne, AL65.7Jasper, AL: 65.5 %Jasper, AL65.5Alexander City, AL: 64.9 %Alexander City, AL64.9Russellville, AL: 64.8 %Russellville, AL64.8Pell City, AL: 64.3 %Pell City, AL64.3Decatur, AL: 63.8 %Decatur, AL63.8Homewood, AL: 63.6 %Homewood, AL63.6Rainbow City, AL: 63.6 %Rainbow City, AL63.6Valley, AL: 63.4 %Valley, AL63.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clay, AL93+4.8 pts
2Trussville, AL92.9+0.8 pts
3Helena, AL91+0.3 pts
4Mountain Brook, AL89.4+2.5 pts
5Chelsea, AL89.2+0.3 pts
6Alabaster, AL85.3-0.7 pts
7Pike Road, AL84.8+1.2 pts
8Pelham, AL84.1+0.1 pts
9Gardendale, AL81.4+0.1 pts
10Fairhope, AL81.3-1.8 pts
11Calera, AL80.1-0.2 pts
12Vestavia Hills, AL76.7+0.9 pts
13Moody, AL76.3+1.3 pts
14Hueytown, AL75.2+2.2 pts
15Saraland, AL75-2.5 pts
16Madison, AL74.8+0.8 pts
17Hartselle, AL74.5+0.3 pts
18Millbrook, AL74.4+2.5 pts
19Leeds, AL74.1-2.2 pts
20Oxford, AL73.7+1.9 pts
21Muscle Shoals, AL73.3-3.4 pts
22Foley, AL73.2-0.5 pts
23Daphne, AL71.5+0.8 pts
24Scottsboro, AL70.7+2.1 pts
25Opelika, AL69.5-2.2 pts
26Hoover, AL69.5-0.1 pts
27Albertville, AL68.5+3.1 pts
28Spanish Fort, AL66.7+0.9 pts
29Prattville, AL66.6+2.5 pts
30Gulf Shores, AL66.2+6.4 pts
31Boaz, AL66.2+0.2 pts
32Fort Payne, AL65.7+0.7 pts
33Jasper, AL65.5-1.7 pts
34Alexander City, AL64.9-1.5 pts
35Russellville, AL64.8+4.5 pts
36Pell City, AL64.3+4.6 pts
37Decatur, AL63.8-0.7 pts
38Homewood, AL63.6-1 pts
39Rainbow City, AL63.6+5.1 pts
40Valley, AL63.4+3.5 pts
41Athens, AL63.2-0.9 pts
42Northport, AL62-1.1 pts
43Cullman, AL61.6+1.1 pts
44Anniston, AL61.3+3.5 pts
45Ozark, AL61.2+0.3 pts
46Irondale, AL60.4-3.1 pts
47Center Point, AL59+2.6 pts
48Dothan, AL58.7+0.4 pts
49Enterprise, AL57.9-1.6 pts
50Eufaula, AL57.6+4.3 pts
51Huntsville, AL57.5+0.5 pts
52Prichard, AL56.1-0.3 pts
53Gadsden, AL55.5-2.2 pts
54Bessemer, AL54.3+1.1 pts
55Talladega, AL54.1-0 pts
56Sylacauga, AL54-2.5 pts
57Montgomery, AL53.50 pts
58Jacksonville, AL52.7-3.1 pts
59Phenix City, AL51.8-0.4 pts
60Auburn, AL51.3+0.7 pts
61Mobile, AL50.6-0.4 pts
62Florence, AL49.9+1.5 pts
63Troy, AL48.7+0.9 pts
64Selma, AL46.8-0.2 pts
65Birmingham, AL45.9+0.1 pts
66Tuscaloosa, AL45.7-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_alabama_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Clay, AL, with 93% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tuscaloosa, AL, with 45.7% in 2022.

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