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

Name: Rent burden in Belle Chasse, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.2% (±18.0 points) of renting households in Belle Chasse, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.2% (±18.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.8% (±16.4 points)
Median share of income: 37.3% (±12.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Belle Chasse

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Belle Chasse	Plaquemines Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	23.9% (±14.5 points)	16.2%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.1% (±9.7 points)	12.3%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.8% (±6.5 points)	13.6%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±5.5 points)	3.6%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.4% (±7.5 points)	6.8%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	52.8% (±16.4 points)	47.5%	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.

Belle Chasse against Plaquemines Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belle Chasse	Plaquemines Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.2% (±18.0 points)	54.3% (±13.3 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.8% (±16.4 points)	47.5% (±12.8 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.3% (±12.0 points)	33.2% (±8.8 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,625 (±$25,707)	$52,029 (±$6,824)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,485 (±$193)	$1,573 (±$118)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Belle Chasse, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Plaquemines Parish (54.3%).

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

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

In Plaquemines Parish, Belle Chasse ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 135 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 Belle Chasse

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Chasse
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Belle Chasse	—	61.2% (±18.0 points)	—
Timberlane	2.0 mi	74.1% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Orleans Station	2.5 mi	61.4% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Terrytown	3.4 mi	53.7% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harvey	4.3 mi	65.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gretna	4.6 mi	70.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Woodmere	4.7 mi	70.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Estelle	5.6 mi	70.0% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chalmette	6.3 mi	57.3% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Plaquemines Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Orleans Station	61.4% (±19.2 points)
2	Belle Chasse	61.2% (±18.0 points)
3	Port Sulphur	0.0% (±61.2 points)

Belle Chasse 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 Belle Chasse

Are renters in Belle Chasse rent-burdened?

61.2% of renting households in Belle Chasse 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 Belle Chasse spend on rent?

The median renting household in Belle Chasse, LA spends 37.3% (±12.0 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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