What is the median rent in Fort Polk North, LA?

Name: Median rent in Fort Polk North, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fort Polk North, LA is $1,106 (±$32) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,065 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fort Polk North, the median gross rent went from $1,005 in 2015–2019 to $1,106 in 2020–2024 (+10.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,106 (±$32)
Rented homes: 1,065 (±134)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +10.0%

How much rent costs in Fort Polk North

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fort Polk North	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.1 points)	7.9%	9.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	24.7% (±10.3 points)	33.2%	35.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	72.5% (±10.4 points)	47.5%	36.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.8% (±3.1 points)	10.1%	13.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±4.1 points)	1.0%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.2%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.1%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 72.5% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Fort Polk North cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fort Polk North against Vernon Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Polk North	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,106 (±$32)	$1,068 (±$22)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,065 (±134)	7,328 (±351)	530,528 (±5,612)	42,849,984

In Fort Polk North, median gross rent is not measurably different from Vernon Parish ($1,068).

It is also higher than in Louisiana ($1,064).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Vernon Parish, Fort Polk North ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 74 of 349.

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

How rent in Fort Polk North has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,005 (±$62)	$1,106 (±$32)	+10.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	100.0% (±3.6 points)	97.8% (±3.2 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	13.1% (±7.8 points)	2.2% (±3.5 points)	−10.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Fort Polk North

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Polk North
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fort Polk North	—	$1,106 (±$32)	—
Fort Polk South	4.1 mi	$1,202 (±$45)	Higher
New Llano	5.6 mi	$828 (±$53)	Lower
Leesville	7.1 mi	$894 (±$51)	Lower
Rosepine	14 mi	$763 (±$38)	Lower
Anacoco	15 mi	$581 (±$238)	Lower
DeRidder	19 mi	$958 (±$49)	Lower
Hornbeck	20 mi	$930 (±$69)	Lower
Elizabeth	27 mi	$790 (±$76)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Llano, LA ($828), Leesville, LA ($894), Rosepine, LA ($763).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Polk South, LA ($1,202).

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

Median gross rent across Vernon Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Fort Polk South	$1,202 (±$45)
2	Fort Polk North	$1,106 (±$32)
3	Hornbeck	$930 (±$69)
4	Leesville	$894 (±$51)
5	New Llano	$828 (±$53)
6	Rosepine	$763 (±$38)
7	Anacoco	$581 (±$238)

Fort Polk North 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Polk North

What is the average rent in Fort Polk North, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Polk North is $1,106 (±$32) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Fort Polk North?

In Fort Polk North, the median gross rent went from $1,005 in 2015–2019 to $1,106 in 2020–2024 (+10.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Fort Polk North cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Fort Polk North have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fort Polk North higher than in Vernon Parish?

In Fort Polk North, median gross rent is not measurably different from Vernon Parish ($1,068).

It is also higher than in Louisiana ($1,064).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Fort Polk North CDP, Louisiana (place:26746, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.