# Cities in Louisiana by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 35 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/louisiana-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Minden, LA | 71 |
| 2 | Bogalusa, LA | 70.8 |
| 3 | Gretna, LA | 70.4 |
| 4 | Hammond, LA | 69.5 |
| 5 | Ruston, LA | 67 |
| 6 | Crowley, LA | 65.7 |
| 7 | Central, LA | 65.2 |
| 8 | Monroe, LA | 65.1 |
| 9 | Pineville, LA | 62.9 |
| 10 | Youngsville, LA | 61.6 |
| 11 | Natchitoches, LA | 60.3 |
| 12 | Thibodaux, LA | 60.1 |
| 13 | New Orleans, LA | 59.8 |
| 14 | Carencro, LA | 58.8 |
| 15 | Baton Rouge, LA | 58.7 |
| 16 | Alexandria, LA | 58.5 |
| 17 | Zachary, LA | 57.7 |
| 18 | Slidell, LA | 57.4 |
| 19 | Lake Charles, LA | 57.4 |
| 20 | Shreveport, LA | 55.7 |
| 21 | Kenner, LA | 55.7 |
| 22 | Abbeville, LA | 55.6 |
| 23 | Houma, LA | 55.6 |
| 24 | Bossier City, LA | 52 |
| 25 | New Iberia, LA | 51.6 |
| 26 | Opelousas, LA | 51.4 |
| 27 | Lafayette, LA | 50.6 |
| 28 | Morgan City, LA | 50.2 |
| 29 | Broussard, LA | 49.4 |
| 30 | Covington, LA | 47.9 |
| 31 | Baker, LA | 47.4 |
| 32 | West Monroe, LA | 45.2 |
| 33 | Sulphur, LA | 40.5 |
| 34 | Mandeville, LA | 40.1 |
| 35 | Gonzales, LA | 38.6 |