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

Name: Median rent in Fort Polk South, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fort Polk South, LA is $1,202 (±$45) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,153 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fort Polk South, the median gross rent went from $1,152 in 2015–2019 to $1,202 in 2020–2024 (+4.3%).

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: $1,202 (±$45)
Rented homes: 2,153 (±201)
$2,000 or more: 1.6%
Since 2015–2019: +4.3%

How much rent costs in Fort Polk South

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fort Polk South	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±0.8 points)	7.9%	9.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.7% (±5.1 points)	33.2%	35.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	64.7% (±6.8 points)	47.5%	36.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±5.7 points)	10.1%	13.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.9% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.7% (±0.8 points)	0.2%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.1%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 64.7% of renting households.

1.6% of rented homes in Fort Polk South cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Polk South	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,202 (±$45)	$1,068 (±$22)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,153 (±201)	7,328 (±351)	530,528 (±5,612)	42,849,984

In Fort Polk South, median gross rent is higher than in 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 South ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 349.

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

How rent in Fort Polk South 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	$1,152 (±$65)	$1,202 (±$45)	+4.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	99.8% (±0.3 points)	98.6% (±1.7 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.0% (±3.6 points)	3.9% (±3.0 points)	−6.1 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 South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Polk South
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fort Polk South	—	$1,202 (±$45)	—
Fort Polk North	4.1 mi	$1,106 (±$32)	Lower
New Llano	4.7 mi	$828 (±$53)	Lower
Leesville	7.2 mi	$894 (±$51)	Lower
Rosepine	9.9 mi	$763 (±$38)	Lower
DeRidder	15 mi	$958 (±$49)	Lower
Anacoco	16 mi	$581 (±$238)	Lower
Hornbeck	22 mi	$930 (±$69)	Lower
Merryville	28 mi	$602 (±$161)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fort Polk North, LA ($1,106), New Llano, LA ($828), Leesville, LA ($894).

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 South 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 South

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Polk South is $1,202 (±$45) 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 South?

In Fort Polk South, the median gross rent went from $1,152 in 2015–2019 to $1,202 in 2020–2024 (+4.3%).

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 South cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.6% of rented homes in Fort Polk South have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.7% cost less than $500.

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

In Fort Polk South, median gross rent is higher than in 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 South CDP, Louisiana (place:26757, 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.