What percentage of people rent in Cotton Valley, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cotton Valley, LA, 2020–2024
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38.0% (±12.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cotton Valley, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 101 renting households against 165 that own their home.

In Cotton Valley, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.0% (±12.8 points)
Renting households: 101 (±52)
Median renter income: $22,829 (±$11,654)

Who rents and who owns in Cotton Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cotton Valley	Webster Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.0% (±12.8 points)	33.2% (±2.6 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	101 (±52)	4,753 (±423)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	165 (±47)	9,581 (±413)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,829 (±$11,654)	$24,605 (±$2,311)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,708 (±$30,144)	$53,574 (±$3,744)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Cotton Valley, the renter share is not measurably different from Webster Parish (33.2%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Webster Parish, Cotton Valley ranks 6 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 145 of 410.

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

How renting in Cotton Valley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	45.3% (±12.5 points)	38.0% (±12.8 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$301 (±$104)	$725 (±$350)	+140.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$20,446 (±$5,500)	$36,316 (±$7,922)	+77.6%	Up 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 Cotton Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cotton Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cotton Valley	—	38.0% (±12.8 points)	—
Sarepta	5.9 mi	24.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cullen	11 mi	46.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shongaloo	12 mi	2.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Springhill	13 mi	45.7% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dixie Inn	16 mi	70.9% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Minden	16 mi	50.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Plain Dealing	17 mi	34.2% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eastwood	19 mi	13.2% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shongaloo, LA (2.4%), Eastwood, LA (13.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dixie Inn, LA (70.9%).

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

Households that rent across Webster Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dixie Inn	70.9% (±10.8 points)
2	Minden	50.6% (±4.8 points)
3	Cullen	46.6% (±10.5 points)
4	Springhill	45.7% (±10.9 points)
5	Heflin	40.6% (±25.7 points)
6	Cotton Valley	38.0% (±12.8 points)
7	Sibley	33.0% (±15.2 points)
8	Doyline	27.6% (±11.5 points)
9	Sarepta	24.8% (±11.7 points)
10	Dubberly	12.5% (±10.3 points)
11	Shongaloo	2.4% (±4.8 points)

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 Cotton Valley

How many renters are there in Cotton Valley?

Cotton Valley has an estimated 101 (±52) renting households, 38.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cotton Valley?

In Cotton Valley, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cotton Valley?

A renting household in Cotton Valley has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cotton Valley?

The median renting household in Cotton Valley, LA has an income of $22,829 (±$11,654) a year, against $52,708 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 Cotton Valley town, Louisiana (place:17915, 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.