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

Name: Rent burden in Homer, LA, 2020–2024
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86.5% (±14.5 points) of renting households in Homer, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

81.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 86.5% (±14.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 81.3% (±12.2 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Homer

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Homer	Claiborne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±8.2 points)	12.1%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.0% (±4.7 points)	7.3%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±8.6 points)	2.0%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.8% (±3.3 points)	3.7%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.2% (±7.8 points)	10.0%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	81.3% (±12.2 points)	64.9%	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.

Homer against Claiborne Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Homer	Claiborne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	86.5% (±14.5 points)	74.9% (±14.0 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	81.3% (±12.2 points)	64.9% (±11.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	39.6% (±10.0 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$11,133 (±$5,368)	$14,547 (±$6,168)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$729 (±$31)	$674 (±$69)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Homer, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Claiborne Parish (74.9%).

It is also higher than in Louisiana (54.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Claiborne Parish, Homer ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 26 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 Homer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Homer
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Homer	—	86.5% (±14.5 points)	—
Athens	9.6 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lisbon	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Haynesville	13 mi	69.9% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Minden	17 mi	71.0% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gibsland	18 mi	53.3% (±27.2 points)	Lower
Arcadia	19 mi	45.6% (±21.6 points)	Lower
Dubberly	20 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Lebanon	20 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gibsland, LA (53.3%), Arcadia, LA (45.6%).

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 Claiborne Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Homer	86.5% (±14.5 points)
2	Haynesville	69.9% (±31.5 points)
3	Athens	33.3% (±120.2 points)
4	Lisbon	0.0% (±141.4 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 Homer

Are renters in Homer rent-burdened?

86.5% of renting households in Homer 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 Homer spend on rent?

The median renting household in Homer, LA spends 50.0% or more 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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