What percentage of people rent in Krotz Springs, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Krotz Springs, LA, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±16.1 points) of the occupied homes in Krotz Springs, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 124 renting households against 248 that own their home.

In Krotz Springs, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±16.1 points)
Renting households: 124 (±63)

Who rents and who owns in Krotz Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Krotz Springs	St. Landry Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±16.1 points)	29.9% (±1.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	124 (±63)	9,632 (±655)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	248 (±98)	22,551 (±636)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$28,875 (±$3,283)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$54,572 (±$3,523)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Krotz Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Landry Parish (29.9%).

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

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

In St. Landry Parish, Krotz Springs ranks 9 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 181 of 410.

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

How renting in Krotz Springs 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	37.5% (±12.1 points)	33.3% (±16.1 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$574 (±$139)	$621 (±$396)	+8.2%	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 Krotz Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Krotz Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Krotz Springs	—	33.3% (±16.1 points)	—
Fordoche	9.3 mi	18.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Melville	11 mi	38.8% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Port Barre	12 mi	38.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Livonia	12 mi	9.8% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Arnaudville	14 mi	45.6% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maringouin	14 mi	36.0% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Leonville	14 mi	7.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Cecilia	14 mi	27.5% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Livonia, LA (9.8%), Leonville, LA (7.8%).

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

Households that rent across St. Landry Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Palmetto	50.7% (±37.5 points)
4	Eunice	49.6% (±5.0 points)
5	Opelousas	47.2% (±4.2 points)
6	Arnaudville	45.6% (±20.4 points)
7	Melville	38.8% (±14.2 points)
8	Port Barre	38.2% (±11.4 points)
9	Krotz Springs	33.3% (±16.1 points)
10	Sunset	28.7% (±10.2 points)
11	Cankton	15.8% (±11.3 points)
12	Lawtell	15.7% (±15.1 points)
13	Leonville	7.8% (±8.3 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in St. Landry Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Krotz Springs

How many renters are there in Krotz Springs?

Krotz Springs has an estimated 124 (±63) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Krotz Springs?

In Krotz Springs, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Krotz Springs?

A renting household in Krotz Springs has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 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 Krotz Springs town, Louisiana (place:40280, 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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