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

Name: Rent burden in Brownsville, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.9% (±19.7 points) of renting households in Brownsville, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 49.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.9% (±19.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.9% (±18.9 points)
Median share of income: 49.9% (±26.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Brownsville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Brownsville	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	16.4% (±13.3 points)	14.3%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.8% (±16.1 points)	10.2%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.2% (±2.1 points)	8.8%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.7% (±16.9 points)	8.4%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±5.7 points)	8.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	56.9% (±18.9 points)	50.1%	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.

Brownsville against Ouachita Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownsville	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.9% (±19.7 points)	58.4% (±3.6 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.9% (±18.9 points)	50.1% (±3.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	49.9% (±26.0 points)	35.1% (±2.6 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,495 (±$13,128)	$30,168 (±$3,330)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$857 (±$136)	$959 (±$28)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Brownsville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ouachita Parish (58.4%).

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

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

In Ouachita Parish, Brownsville ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 183 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 Brownsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownsville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Brownsville	—	56.9% (±19.7 points)	—
Bawcomville	1.5 mi	78.5% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Monroe	1.8 mi	45.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Claiborne	4.2 mi	52.8% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	5.4 mi	65.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Richwood	5.6 mi	67.4% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeshore	8.1 mi	63.7% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Swartz	12 mi	82.8% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sterlington	15 mi	40.1% (±17.0 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 Ouachita Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Swartz	82.8% (±36.8 points)
2	Bawcomville	78.5% (±21.5 points)
3	Richwood	67.4% (±14.9 points)
4	Monroe	65.1% (±5.8 points)
5	Lakeshore	63.7% (±27.8 points)
6	Brownsville	56.9% (±19.7 points)
7	Claiborne	52.8% (±14.6 points)
8	West Monroe	45.1% (±10.5 points)
9	Sterlington	40.1% (±17.0 points)

Brownsville 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 Brownsville

Are renters in Brownsville rent-burdened?

56.9% of renting households in Brownsville 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 Brownsville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Brownsville, LA spends 49.9% (±26.0 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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