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Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)

Hammond, LA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 35 cities in 2023, at 20.8%. Youngsville, LA had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 14% and the figure for Louisiana was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.8Hammond, LA
Lowest5.9Youngsville, LA
Median1435 cities
Louisiana14.8History

All cities, 2023

Hammond, LA: 20.8 %Hammond, LA20.8Natchitoches, LA: 20.7 %Natchitoches, LA20.7Lake Charles, LA: 20.7 %Lake Charles, LA20.7New Orleans, LA: 20.4 %New Orleans, LA20.4Abbeville, LA: 20.1 %Abbeville, LA20.1Bogalusa, LA: 19.6 %Bogalusa, LA19.6Morgan City, LA: 19.2 %Morgan City, LA19.2Alexandria, LA: 18.7 %Alexandria, LA18.7Sulphur, LA: 18.4 %Sulphur, LA18.4Baton Rouge, LA: 17.7 %Baton Rouge, LA17.7Shreveport, LA: 16.6 %Shreveport, LA16.6Crowley, LA: 16.3 %Crowley, LA16.3Opelousas, LA: 16.1 %Opelousas, LA16.1Minden, LA: 16.1 %Minden, LA16.1New Iberia, LA: 15.9 %New Iberia, LA15.9West Monroe, LA: 15 %West Monroe, LA15Baker, LA: 14.5 %Baker, LA14.5Pineville, LA: 14 %Pineville, LA14Monroe, LA: 13.8 %Monroe, LA13.8Broussard, LA: 12.5 %Broussard, LA12.5Bossier City, LA: 11.6 %Bossier City, LA11.6Lafayette, LA: 10.9 %Lafayette, LA10.9Houma, LA: 10.7 %Houma, LA10.7Thibodaux, LA: 10.6 %Thibodaux, LA10.6Carencro, LA: 10.2 %Carencro, LA10.2Gretna, LA: 10.2 %Gretna, LA10.2Slidell, LA: 9.1 %Slidell, LA9.1Ruston, LA: 8.7 %Ruston, LA8.7Kenner, LA: 8.3 %Kenner, LA8.3Mandeville, LA: 7.9 %Mandeville, LA7.9Central, LA: 6.7 %Central, LA6.7Gonzales, LA: 6.6 %Gonzales, LA6.6Zachary, LA: 6.3 %Zachary, LA6.3Covington, LA: 6.1 %Covington, LA6.1Youngsville, LA: 5.9 %Youngsville, LA5.9Hammond, LA: 20.8 %Hammond, LA20.8Natchitoches, LA: 20.7 %Natchitoches, LA20.7Lake Charles, LA: 20.7 %Lake Charles, LA20.7New Orleans, LA: 20.4 %New Orleans, LA20.4Abbeville, LA: 20.1 %Abbeville, LA20.1Bogalusa, LA: 19.6 %Bogalusa, LA19.6Morgan City, LA: 19.2 %Morgan City, LA19.2Alexandria, LA: 18.7 %Alexandria, LA18.7Sulphur, LA: 18.4 %Sulphur, LA18.4Baton Rouge, LA: 17.7 %Baton Rouge, LA17.7Shreveport, LA: 16.6 %Shreveport, LA16.6Crowley, LA: 16.3 %Crowley, LA16.3Opelousas, LA: 16.1 %Opelousas, LA16.1Minden, LA: 16.1 %Minden, LA16.1New Iberia, LA: 15.9 %New Iberia, LA15.9West Monroe, LA: 15 %West Monroe, LA15Baker, LA: 14.5 %Baker, LA14.5Pineville, LA: 14 %Pineville, LA14Monroe, LA: 13.8 %Monroe, LA13.8Broussard, LA: 12.5 %Broussard, LA12.5Bossier City, LA: 11.6 %Bossier City, LA11.6Lafayette, LA: 10.9 %Lafayette, LA10.9Houma, LA: 10.7 %Houma, LA10.7Thibodaux, LA: 10.6 %Thibodaux, LA10.6Carencro, LA: 10.2 %Carencro, LA10.2Gretna, LA: 10.2 %Gretna, LA10.2Slidell, LA: 9.1 %Slidell, LA9.1Ruston, LA: 8.7 %Ruston, LA8.7Kenner, LA: 8.3 %Kenner, LA8.3Mandeville, LA: 7.9 %Mandeville, LA7.9Central, LA: 6.7 %Central, LA6.7Gonzales, LA: 6.6 %Gonzales, LA6.6Zachary, LA: 6.3 %Zachary, LA6.3Covington, LA: 6.1 %Covington, LA6.1Youngsville, LA: 5.9 %Youngsville, LA5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hammond, LA20.8+2.5 pts
2Natchitoches, LA20.7-2.5 pts
3Lake Charles, LA20.7+1.9 pts
4New Orleans, LA20.4+0.6 pts
5Abbeville, LA20.1-1.7 pts
6Bogalusa, LA19.6-0.7 pts
7Morgan City, LA19.2-0.1 pts
8Alexandria, LA18.7+0.8 pts
9Sulphur, LA18.4+0.2 pts
10Baton Rouge, LA17.7-0 pts
11Shreveport, LA16.6-0.1 pts
12Crowley, LA16.3-0.6 pts
13Opelousas, LA16.1-1.6 pts
14Minden, LA16.1+2.1 pts
15New Iberia, LA15.9-0.2 pts
16West Monroe, LA15-1.4 pts
17Baker, LA14.5-2 pts
18Pineville, LA14-0.5 pts
19Monroe, LA13.8-0.5 pts
20Broussard, LA12.5-2 pts
21Bossier City, LA11.6-0.9 pts
22Lafayette, LA10.9-0.6 pts
23Houma, LA10.7+0.1 pts
24Thibodaux, LA10.6-3 pts
25Carencro, LA10.2-0.7 pts
26Gretna, LA10.2+0.3 pts
27Slidell, LA9.1+0.7 pts
28Ruston, LA8.7-1.3 pts
29Kenner, LA8.3+0.2 pts
30Mandeville, LA7.9-0.4 pts
31Central, LA6.7-1.7 pts
32Gonzales, LA6.6-1.2 pts
33Zachary, LA6.3-1.3 pts
34Covington, LA6.1-4.1 pts
35Youngsville, LA5.9+2.4 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/louisiana-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Louisiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Hammond, LA, with 20.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Youngsville, LA, with 5.9% in 2023.

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