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

Name: Rent burden in Bossier City, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.0% (±5.5 points) of renting households in Bossier City, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.0% (±5.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.0% (±4.9 points)
Median share of income: 31.1% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bossier City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	11.6% (±3.0 points)	13.0%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.1% (±3.0 points)	11.7%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.8% (±3.2 points)	14.2%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.4% (±3.0 points)	9.5%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.0% (±2.5 points)	11.2%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	43.0% (±4.9 points)	40.3%	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.

Bossier City against Bossier Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.0% (±5.5 points)	51.5% (±4.7 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.0% (±4.9 points)	40.3% (±4.1 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.1% (±2.5 points)	30.7% (±1.7 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,605 (±$2,613)	$42,602 (±$2,961)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,107 (±$39)	$1,174 (±$38)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bossier City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bossier Parish (51.5%).

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

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

In Bossier Parish, Bossier City ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 221 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 Bossier City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bossier City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bossier City	—	52.0% (±5.5 points)	—
Red Chute	4.1 mi	81.6% (±33.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eastwood	6.0 mi	64.9% (±37.6 points)	Not measurably different
Haughton	8.8 mi	64.2% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Shreveport	8.9 mi	55.7% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Benton	12 mi	55.2% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Doyline	14 mi	16.3% (±55.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blanchard	14 mi	49.1% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood	19 mi	0.0% (±29.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenwood, LA (0.0%).

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 Bossier Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Red Chute	81.6% (±33.3 points)
2	Eastwood	64.9% (±37.6 points)
3	Haughton	64.2% (±31.0 points)
4	Benton	55.2% (±31.0 points)
5	Bossier City	52.0% (±5.5 points)
6	Plain Dealing	19.4% (±19.4 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 Bossier City

Are renters in Bossier City rent-burdened?

52.0% of renting households in Bossier City 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 Bossier City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bossier City, LA spends 31.1% (±2.5 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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