Housing Owner-Occupied % of Units, by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Alabama

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Owner-occupancy rates across Alabama exhibit a clear urban-rural divide, with zip codes in and around Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Auburn displaying notably lower owner-occupied percentages—often below 50%—consistent with higher concentrations of rental housing in college towns and metropolitan cores. Rural zip codes in the northern and southern portions of the state, particularly in the Tennessee Valley region and the western Black Belt, tend toward higher owner-occupancy rates exceeding 80%. A scattered pattern of low owner-occupancy zip codes also appears along the eastern border near Columbus, Georgia, and in the Mobile metropolitan area at the state's southern tip, suggesting localized rental market concentrations beyond the major inland cities.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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