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

Name: Rent burden in Bayou Cane, LA, 2020–2024
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24.3% (±9.6 points) of renting households in Bayou Cane, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 21.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 24.3% (±9.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 16.1% (±7.1 points)
Median share of income: 21.7% (±2.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bayou Cane

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bayou Cane	Terrebonne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	21.9% (±10.4 points)	19.1%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.6% (±10.1 points)	15.8%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.8% (±7.2 points)	15.2%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.4% (±8.5 points)	10.7%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.2% (±6.4 points)	5.1%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	16.1% (±7.1 points)	34.1%	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.

Bayou Cane against Terrebonne Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bayou Cane	Terrebonne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	24.3% (±9.6 points)	39.2% (±6.1 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	16.1% (±7.1 points)	34.1% (±5.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	21.7% (±2.8 points)	25.0% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$73,949 (±$23,592)	$44,068 (±$4,529)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,101 (±$67)	$1,065 (±$47)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bayou Cane, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Terrebonne Parish (39.2%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (54.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Terrebonne Parish, Bayou Cane ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 340 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 Bayou Cane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou Cane
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bayou Cane	—	24.3% (±9.6 points)	—
Gray	4.2 mi	23.8% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou Blue	5.0 mi	60.2% (±31.6 points)	Higher
Schriever	8.8 mi	23.9% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bourg	9.2 mi	0.0% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lafourche Crossing	10.0 mi	65.8% (±50.1 points)	Not measurably different
Raceland	10.0 mi	58.8% (±21.3 points)	Higher
Bayou Country Club	11 mi	100.0% (±84.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lockport Heights	12 mi	49.2% (±48.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bayou Blue, LA (60.2%), Raceland, LA (58.8%).

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 Terrebonne Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Chauvin	56.6% (±34.7 points)
2	Montegut	48.0% (±28.0 points)
3	Bayou Cane	24.3% (±9.6 points)
4	Schriever	23.9% (±15.4 points)
5	Gray	23.8% (±25.7 points)
6	Bourg	0.0% (±37.9 points)

Bayou Cane is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Bayou Cane

Are renters in Bayou Cane rent-burdened?

24.3% of renting households in Bayou Cane 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 Bayou Cane spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bayou Cane, LA spends 21.7% (±2.8 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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