What percentage of people rent in Abita Springs, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Abita Springs, LA, 2020–2024
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9.5% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Abita Springs, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 97 renting households against 920 that own their home.

In Abita Springs, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.5% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 97 (±39)
Median renter income: $55,625 (±$26,363)

Who rents and who owns in Abita Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Abita Springs	St. Tammany Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.5% (±4.0 points)	21.1% (±1.1 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	97 (±39)	22,206 (±1,291)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	920 (±157)	82,876 (±1,147)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±2.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,625 (±$26,363)	$47,790 (±$3,018)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,773 (±$21,972)	$93,681 (±$3,395)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Abita Springs, the renter share is lower than in St. Tammany Parish (21.1%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (32.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Tammany Parish, Abita Springs ranks 9 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 376 of 410.

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

How renting in Abita Springs 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	14.2% (±5.0 points)	9.5% (±4.0 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,121 (±$226)	$1,040 (±$231)	−7.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,143 (±$10,761)	$77,257 (±$12,294)	+24.3%	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 Abita Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Abita Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Abita Springs	—	9.5% (±4.0 points)	—
Covington	5.5 mi	30.3% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Mandeville	8.2 mi	31.9% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Madisonville	10 mi	11.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lacombe	12 mi	8.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sun	14 mi	15.1% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Folsom	15 mi	33.2% (±13.6 points)	Higher
Pearl River	18 mi	26.8% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Slidell	19 mi	31.5% (±4.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Covington, LA (30.3%), Mandeville, LA (31.9%), Folsom, LA (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across St. Tammany Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Slidell	31.5% (±4.3 points)
4	Covington	30.3% (±6.0 points)
5	Pearl River	26.8% (±9.5 points)
6	Eden Isle	19.2% (±4.4 points)
7	Sun	15.1% (±13.1 points)
8	Madisonville	11.6% (±6.0 points)
9	Abita Springs	9.5% (±4.0 points)
10	Lacombe	8.8% (±4.9 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in St. Tammany Parish, 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 Abita Springs

How many renters are there in Abita Springs?

Abita Springs has an estimated 97 (±39) renting households, 9.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Abita Springs?

In Abita Springs, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Abita Springs?

A renting household in Abita Springs has 3.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Abita Springs?

The median renting household in Abita Springs, LA has an income of $55,625 (±$26,363) a year, against $79,773 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 Abita Springs town, Louisiana (place:00240, in state:22).

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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