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

Name: Rent burden in Carencro, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.8% (±17.6 points) of renting households in Carencro, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.8% (±17.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.2% (±15.1 points)
Median share of income: 33.5% (±6.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Carencro

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Carencro	Lafayette Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±4.7 points)	13.4%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.9% (±7.0 points)	12.6%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.4% (±10.2 points)	12.1%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.2% (±9.6 points)	10.2%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.6% (±9.1 points)	6.4%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	46.2% (±15.1 points)	45.3%	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.

Carencro against Lafayette Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carencro	Lafayette Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.8% (±17.6 points)	51.7% (±3.5 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.2% (±15.1 points)	45.3% (±3.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.5% (±6.5 points)	31.3% (±2.5 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,181 (±$8,488)	$39,843 (±$3,392)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$944 (±$58)	$1,057 (±$25)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Carencro, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lafayette Parish (51.7%).

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

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

In Lafayette Parish, Carencro ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 163 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 Carencro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carencro
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Carencro	—	58.8% (±17.6 points)	—
Ossun	4.5 mi	65.3% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cankton	5.0 mi	55.1% (±57.1 points)	Not measurably different
Scott	6.0 mi	54.5% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sunset	6.6 mi	35.1% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lafayette	7.4 mi	50.5% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Coteau	7.4 mi	48.0% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Breaux Bridge	8.2 mi	53.6% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Arnaudville	8.8 mi	44.7% (±41.1 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 Lafayette Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Milton	82.9% (±51.4 points)
2	Ossun	65.3% (±34.0 points)
3	Youngsville	61.6% (±29.6 points)
4	Carencro	58.8% (±17.6 points)
5	Scott	54.5% (±15.3 points)
6	Duson	54.3% (±37.5 points)
7	Lafayette	50.5% (±4.0 points)
8	Broussard	49.4% (±19.5 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 Carencro

Are renters in Carencro rent-burdened?

58.8% of renting households in Carencro 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 Carencro spend on rent?

The median renting household in Carencro, LA spends 33.5% (±6.5 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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