What percentage of people rent in Marksville, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Marksville, LA, 2020–2024
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40.8% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Marksville, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 763 renting households against 1,105 that own their home.

In Marksville, the share of households that rent went from 48.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.8% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 763 (±224)
Median renter income: $27,148 (±$11,357)

Who rents and who owns in Marksville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marksville	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.8% (±9.2 points)	29.9% (±2.8 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	763 (±224)	4,323 (±456)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,105 (±222)	10,118 (±443)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,148 (±$11,357)	$23,094 (±$3,648)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,583 (±$32,129)	$51,176 (±$5,108)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Marksville, the renter share is higher than in 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, Marksville ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 410.

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

How renting in Marksville 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	48.0% (±10.0 points)	40.8% (±9.2 points)	−7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$629 (±$237)	$670 (±$171)	+6.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$25,653 (±$9,625)	$36,202 (±$13,349)	+41.1%	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 Marksville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marksville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marksville	—	40.8% (±9.2 points)	—
Mansura	4.1 mi	49.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fifth Ward	5.5 mi	30.3% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hessmer	6.0 mi	35.2% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moreauville	8.0 mi	32.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonport	9.5 mi	37.8% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Plaucheville	12 mi	44.8% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	12 mi	20.7% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Bunkie	14 mi	60.9% (±13.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Evergreen, LA (20.7%).

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 Marksville

How many renters are there in Marksville?

Marksville has an estimated 763 (±224) renting households, 40.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marksville?

In Marksville, the share of households that rent went from 48.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Marksville?

A renting household in Marksville has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marksville?

The median renting household in Marksville, LA has an income of $27,148 (±$11,357) a year, against $54,583 for households that own their 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 Marksville city, Louisiana (place:48750, 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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