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

Name: Rent burden in Mansfield, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.2% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Mansfield, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.2% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.7% (±17.8 points)
Median share of income: 40.4% (±13.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mansfield

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mansfield	De Soto Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	3.9% (±5.0 points)	11.3%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.9% (±9.9 points)	9.9%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±10.3 points)	9.1%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.3% (±16.6 points)	15.4%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.5% (±3.7 points)	10.9%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	56.7% (±17.8 points)	43.5%	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.

Mansfield against De Soto Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mansfield	De Soto Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.2% (±18.2 points)	54.4% (±9.8 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.7% (±17.8 points)	43.5% (±9.0 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.4% (±13.0 points)	32.0% (±4.0 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,254 (±$8,690)	$22,096 (±$3,424)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$688 (±$128)	$687 (±$77)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Mansfield, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from De Soto Parish (54.4%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (54.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In De Soto Parish, Mansfield ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 159 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 Mansfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mansfield
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mansfield	—	59.2% (±18.2 points)	—
South Mansfield	1.7 mi	39.1% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Cane	7.2 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Keachi	16 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stonewall	17 mi	66.9% (±33.4 points)	Not measurably different
Converse	18 mi	50.9% (±38.9 points)	Not measurably different
Logansport	18 mi	60.6% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hill	19 mi	61.3% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Joaquin	21 mi	32.0% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 De Soto Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Stonewall	66.9% (±33.4 points)
2	Logansport	60.6% (±25.2 points)
3	Mansfield	59.2% (±18.2 points)
4	South Mansfield	39.1% (±27.3 points)
5 (tie)	Grand Cane	0.0% (±141.4 points)
5 (tie)	Keachi	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 Mansfield

Are renters in Mansfield rent-burdened?

59.2% of renting households in Mansfield 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 Mansfield spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mansfield, LA spends 40.4% (±13.0 points) 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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