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

Name: Rent burden in New Orleans Station, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.4% (±19.2 points) of renting households in New Orleans Station, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.4% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.1% (±17.4 points)
Median share of income: 36.2% (±6.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Orleans Station

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Orleans Station	Plaquemines Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	9.9% (±10.3 points)	16.2%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.4% (±7.4 points)	12.3%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±11.4 points)	13.6%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±7.3 points)	3.6%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.3% (±8.0 points)	6.8%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	54.1% (±17.4 points)	47.5%	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.

New Orleans Station against Plaquemines Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Orleans Station	Plaquemines Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.4% (±19.2 points)	54.3% (±13.3 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.1% (±17.4 points)	47.5% (±12.8 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.2% (±6.7 points)	33.2% (±8.8 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$59,474 (±$20,881)	$52,029 (±$6,824)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,825 (±$97)	$1,573 (±$118)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In New Orleans Station, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Plaquemines Parish (54.3%).

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

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

In Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans Station ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 133 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 New Orleans Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Orleans Station
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Orleans Station	—	61.4% (±19.2 points)	—
Belle Chasse	2.5 mi	61.2% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodmere	3.2 mi	70.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Timberlane	3.4 mi	74.1% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Estelle	4.3 mi	70.0% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harvey	4.9 mi	65.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Terrytown	5.2 mi	53.7% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gretna	6.0 mi	70.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marrero	6.6 mi	58.7% (±11.1 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 Plaquemines Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Orleans Station	61.4% (±19.2 points)
2	Belle Chasse	61.2% (±18.0 points)
3	Port Sulphur	0.0% (±61.2 points)

New Orleans Station is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 New Orleans Station

Are renters in New Orleans Station rent-burdened?

61.4% of renting households in New Orleans Station 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 New Orleans Station spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Orleans Station, LA spends 36.2% (±6.7 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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