What percentage of people rent in Hessmer, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hessmer, LA, 2020–2024
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35.2% (±14.1 points) of the occupied homes in Hessmer, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 121 renting households against 223 that own their home.

In Hessmer, the share of households that rent went from 53.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (−18.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.2% (±14.1 points)
Renting households: 121 (±74)

Who rents and who owns in Hessmer

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hessmer	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.2% (±14.1 points)	29.9% (±2.8 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	121 (±74)	4,323 (±456)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	223 (±75)	10,118 (±443)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$23,094 (±$3,648)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,875 (±$26,874)	$51,176 (±$5,108)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Hessmer, the renter share is not measurably different from Avoyelles Parish (29.9%).

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

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

In Avoyelles Parish, Hessmer ranks 7 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 170 of 410.

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

How renting in Hessmer 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	53.5% (±11.8 points)	35.2% (±14.1 points)	−18.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$734 (±$65)	$589 (±$547)	−19.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,917 (±$9,974)	$50,625 (±$25,098)	+58.6%	No measurable change 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 Hessmer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hessmer
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hessmer	—	35.2% (±14.1 points)	—
Mansura	4.2 mi	49.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fifth Ward	5.1 mi	30.3% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Marksville	6.0 mi	40.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonport	6.1 mi	37.8% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	7.0 mi	20.7% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bunkie	7.9 mi	60.9% (±13.1 points)	Higher
Moreauville	8.4 mi	32.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Plaucheville	10 mi	44.8% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bunkie, LA (60.9%).

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

Households that rent across Avoyelles Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bunkie	60.9% (±13.1 points)
2	Mansura	49.4% (±11.2 points)
3	Plaucheville	44.8% (±23.3 points)
4	Marksville	40.8% (±9.2 points)
5	Simmesport	38.1% (±11.4 points)
6	Cottonport	37.8% (±10.0 points)
7	Hessmer	35.2% (±14.1 points)
8	Moreauville	32.3% (±13.8 points)
9	Fifth Ward	30.3% (±20.9 points)
10	Evergreen	20.7% (±11.7 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 Hessmer

How many renters are there in Hessmer?

Hessmer has an estimated 121 (±74) renting households, 35.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hessmer?

In Hessmer, the share of households that rent went from 53.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (−18.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hessmer?

A renting household in Hessmer has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned 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 Hessmer village, Louisiana (place:34015, 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.