What percentage of people rent in Boyce, LA?

50.6% (±13.1 points) of the occupied homes in Boyce, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 172 renting households against 168 that own their home.

In Boyce, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 50.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
50.6% (±13.1 points)
Renting households
172 (±68)
Median renter income
$32,778 (±$8,998)

Who rents and who owns in Boyce

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
BoyceRapides ParishLouisianaUnited States
Renter-occupied share50.6% (±13.1 points)35.2% (±1.6 points)32.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Renting households172 (±68)17,219 (±866)588,653 (±6,261)45,017,354
Owning households168 (±54)31,735 (±896)1,216,127 (±8,073)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.7 (±0.6)2.4 (±0.1)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size3.5 (±1.0)2.6 (±0.1)2.6 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$32,778 (±$8,998)$33,255 (±$1,899)$35,607 (±$539)$52,966
Median owner household income$60,833 (±$33,717)$75,608 (±$4,506)$78,252 (±$630)$100,009

In Boyce, the renter share is higher than in Rapides Parish (35.2%).

It is also higher than in Louisiana (32.6%).

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

In Rapides Parish, Boyce ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 56 of 410.

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

How renting in Boyce has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent53.1% (±11.5 points)50.6% (±13.1 points)−2.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$684 (±$115)$620 (±$228)−9.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$23,920 (±$5,030)$37,895 (±$11,819)+58.4%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 Boyce

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boyce
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Boyce—50.6% (±13.1 points)—
Colfax9.1 mi46.6% (±12.6 points)Not measurably different
Creola11 mi100.0% (±44.3 points)Higher
Alexandria14 mi48.1% (±3.1 points)Not measurably different
Pollock15 mi54.5% (±15.8 points)Not measurably different
Dry Prong16 mi12.2% (±8.8 points)Lower
Ball16 mi15.1% (±8.3 points)Lower
Pineville16 mi45.6% (±6.0 points)Not measurably different
Woodworth17 mi22.6% (±9.2 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dry Prong, LA (12.2%), Ball, LA (15.1%), Woodworth, LA (22.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Creola, LA (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Rapides Parish, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Boyce50.6% (±13.1 points)
2Alexandria48.1% (±3.1 points)
3Glenmora47.2% (±12.7 points)
4Pineville45.6% (±6.0 points)
5Forest Hill41.0% (±17.9 points)
6Cheneyville31.5% (±20.0 points)
7Lecompte30.7% (±16.9 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Rapides Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Boyce

How many renters are there in Boyce?

Boyce has an estimated 172 (±68) renting households, 50.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boyce?

In Boyce, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 50.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boyce?

A renting household in Boyce has 2.7 people on average, against 3.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Boyce?

The median renting household in Boyce, LA has an income of $32,778 (±$8,998) a year, against $60,833 for households that own their 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 Boyce town, Louisiana (place:09165, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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