What percentage of people rent in Bayou Vista, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bayou Vista, LA, 2020–2024
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25.1% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Bayou Vista, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 433 renting households against 1,295 that own their home.

In Bayou Vista, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.1% in 2020–2024 (−16.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.1% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 433 (±158)

Who rents and who owns in Bayou Vista

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bayou Vista	St. Mary Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.1% (±8.2 points)	31.4% (±2.5 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	433 (±158)	5,790 (±489)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,295 (±225)	12,673 (±562)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$29,878 (±$2,833)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$39,838 (±$14,413)	$65,596 (±$5,881)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Bayou Vista, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Mary Parish (31.4%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (32.6%).

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

In St. Mary Parish, Bayou Vista ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 410.

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

How renting in Bayou Vista 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	42.0% (±7.8 points)	25.1% (±8.2 points)	−16.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$837 (±$79)	$864 (±$56)	+3.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$37,659 (±$8,185)	$40,500 (±$15,851)	+7.5%	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 Bayou Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayou Vista
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bayou Vista	—	25.1% (±8.2 points)	—
Berwick	2.0 mi	29.8% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson	2.6 mi	43.8% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Morgan City	4.7 mi	42.9% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Amelia	9.6 mi	20.2% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou L'Ourse	13 mi	12.7% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	16 mi	39.2% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Pierre Part	19 mi	7.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Baldwin	20 mi	42.3% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pierre Part, LA (7.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Patterson, LA (43.8%), Morgan City, LA (42.9%), Franklin, LA (39.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Patterson	43.8% (±10.3 points)
2	Morgan City	42.9% (±5.4 points)
3	Baldwin	42.3% (±18.6 points)
4	Franklin	39.2% (±7.7 points)
5	Berwick	29.8% (±8.7 points)
6	Bayou Vista	25.1% (±8.2 points)
7	Charenton	22.5% (±14.1 points)
8	Amelia	20.2% (±11.8 points)

Bayou Vista 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bayou Vista

How many renters are there in Bayou Vista?

Bayou Vista has an estimated 433 (±158) renting households, 25.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bayou Vista?

In Bayou Vista, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.1% in 2020–2024 (−16.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bayou Vista?

A renting household in Bayou Vista has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Bayou Vista CDP, Louisiana (place:05525, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.