How many renters in Bastrop, LA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bastrop, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.6% (±12.7 points) of renting households in Bastrop, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.6% (±12.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.2% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 38.5% (±7.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bastrop

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bastrop	Morehouse Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	2.1% (±2.0 points)	6.4%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.2% (±10.5 points)	15.3%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.0% (±5.9 points)	11.8%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.0% (±6.4 points)	7.9%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.4% (±5.9 points)	7.8%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	55.2% (±11.2 points)	50.9%	46.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bastrop against Morehouse Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bastrop	Morehouse Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.6% (±12.7 points)	58.7% (±10.3 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.2% (±11.2 points)	50.9% (±9.6 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.5% (±7.2 points)	35.6% (±6.1 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,701 (±$4,543)	$26,179 (±$4,507)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$839 (±$49)	$839 (±$65)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bastrop, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Morehouse Parish (58.7%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (54.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Morehouse Parish, Bastrop ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 397.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bastrop

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bastrop
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bastrop	—	61.6% (±12.7 points)	—
Collinston	6.3 mi	37.5% (±70.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mer Rouge	6.6 mi	32.4% (±52.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sterlington	11 mi	40.1% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Swartz	14 mi	82.8% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bonita	17 mi	69.7% (±70.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeshore	18 mi	63.7% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	20 mi	65.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Marion	21 mi	35.6% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sterlington, LA (40.1%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Morehouse Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Bonita	69.7% (±70.5 points)
2	Bastrop	61.6% (±12.7 points)
3	Collinston	37.5% (±70.1 points)
4	Mer Rouge	32.4% (±52.7 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bastrop

Are renters in Bastrop rent-burdened?

61.6% of renting households in Bastrop pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bastrop spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bastrop, LA spends 38.5% (±7.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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