What percentage of people rent in Amite City, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Amite City, LA, 2020–2024
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51.8% (±17.0 points) of the occupied homes in Amite City, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 775 renting households against 721 that own their home.

In Amite City, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 51.8% in 2020–2024 (+24.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 51.8% (±17.0 points)
Renting households: 775 (±312)
Median renter income: $44,911 (±$10,194)

Who rents and who owns in Amite City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amite City	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	51.8% (±17.0 points)	29.7% (±2.0 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	775 (±312)	15,459 (±1,102)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	721 (±236)	36,540 (±1,060)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,911 (±$10,194)	$32,095 (±$3,302)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$38,281 (±$18,951)	$70,336 (±$2,999)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Amite City, the renter share is higher than in Tangipahoa Parish (29.7%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Tangipahoa Parish, Amite City ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 410.

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

How renting in Amite City 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	27.4% (±13.3 points)	51.8% (±17.0 points)	+24.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$803 (±$105)	$927 (±$345)	+15.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,140 (±$22,179)	$44,636 (±$7,263)	−7.3%	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 Amite City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amite City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Amite City	—	51.8% (±17.0 points)	—
Roseland	2.2 mi	19.6% (±17.3 points)	Lower
Independence	6.7 mi	45.5% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montpelier	9.0 mi	30.2% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tangipahoa	9.9 mi	37.1% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tickfaw	11 mi	37.2% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Greensburg	11 mi	53.9% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Natalbany	13 mi	73.9% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kentwood	14 mi	50.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roseland, LA (19.6%).

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

Households that rent across Tangipahoa Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Natalbany	73.9% (±14.4 points)
2	Hammond	54.0% (±5.4 points)
3	Amite City	51.8% (±17.0 points)
4	Kentwood	50.1% (±11.1 points)
5	Independence	45.5% (±11.3 points)
6	Tickfaw	37.2% (±13.3 points)
7	Tangipahoa	37.1% (±20.7 points)
8	Ponchatoula	24.0% (±7.2 points)
9	Roseland	19.6% (±17.3 points)

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 Amite City

How many renters are there in Amite City?

Amite City has an estimated 775 (±312) renting households, 51.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Amite City?

In Amite City, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 51.8% in 2020–2024 (+24.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Amite City?

A renting household in Amite City has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Amite City?

The median renting household in Amite City, LA has an income of $44,911 (±$10,194) a year, against $38,281 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 Amite City town, Louisiana (place:01885, 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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