What percentage of people rent in New Roads, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in New Roads, LA, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in New Roads, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 520 renting households against 1,279 that own their home.

In New Roads, the share of households that rent went from 37.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 520 (±159)
Median renter income: $25,477 (±$4,425)

Who rents and who owns in New Roads

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Roads	Pointe Coupee Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±7.5 points)	20.0% (±3.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	520 (±159)	1,664 (±331)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,279 (±238)	6,671 (±360)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,477 (±$4,425)	$25,913 (±$5,406)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,796 (±$62,018)	$82,889 (±$12,976)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In New Roads, the renter share is higher than in Pointe Coupee Parish (20.0%).

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

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

In Pointe Coupee Parish, New Roads ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 219 of 410.

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

How renting in New Roads 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	37.8% (±8.5 points)	28.9% (±7.5 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$738 (±$239)	$736 (±$477)	−0.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,688 (±$8,624)	$51,328 (±$11,757)	+48.0%	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 New Roads

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Roads
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Roads	—	28.9% (±7.5 points)	—
Ventress	1.8 mi	30.4% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
St. Francisville	7.6 mi	41.0% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Morganza	8.7 mi	9.7% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Livonia	11 mi	9.8% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Erwinville	11 mi	23.2% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fordoche	12 mi	18.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Maringouin	15 mi	36.0% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Zachary	17 mi	20.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morganza, LA (9.7%), Livonia, LA (9.8%).

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

Households that rent across Pointe Coupee Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ventress	30.4% (±20.3 points)
2	New Roads	28.9% (±7.5 points)
3	Fordoche	18.8% (±15.1 points)
4	Livonia	9.8% (±8.9 points)
5	Morganza	9.7% (±8.9 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 New Roads

How many renters are there in New Roads?

New Roads has an estimated 520 (±159) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Roads?

In New Roads, the share of households that rent went from 37.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Roads?

A renting household in New Roads has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Roads?

The median renting household in New Roads, LA has an income of $25,477 (±$4,425) a year, against $92,796 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 New Roads city, Louisiana (place:55105, 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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