What percentage of people rent in Oakdale, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Oakdale, LA, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±11.5 points) of the occupied homes in Oakdale, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 645 renting households against 1,319 that own their home.

In Oakdale, the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±11.5 points)
Renting households: 645 (±233)

Who rents and who owns in Oakdale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakdale	Allen Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±11.5 points)	26.0% (±3.6 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	645 (±233)	2,043 (±301)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,319 (±285)	5,811 (±361)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$24,030 (±$6,262)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$44,182 (±$2,522)	$55,625 (±$5,550)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Oakdale, the renter share is not measurably different from Allen Parish (26.0%).

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

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

In Allen Parish, Oakdale ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 185 of 410.

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

How renting in Oakdale 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	38.9% (±9.2 points)	32.8% (±11.5 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$444 (±$107)	$873 (±$175)	+96.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$32,538 (±$9,973)	$42,540 (±$17,317)	+30.7%	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 Oakdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakdale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oakdale	—	32.8% (±11.5 points)	—
Elizabeth	9.3 mi	47.4% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Glenmora	12 mi	47.2% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
McNary	13 mi	14.5% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Pine Prairie	14 mi	30.6% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Turkey Creek	15 mi	25.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oberlin	16 mi	43.9% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Hill	18 mi	41.0% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mamou	19 mi	55.0% (±12.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McNary, LA (14.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mamou, LA (55.0%).

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

Households that rent across Allen Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Elizabeth	47.4% (±24.8 points)
2	Oberlin	43.9% (±12.0 points)
3	Kinder	42.6% (±11.9 points)
4	Oakdale	32.8% (±11.5 points)
5	Reeves	30.5% (±27.0 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 Oakdale

How many renters are there in Oakdale?

Oakdale has an estimated 645 (±233) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oakdale?

In Oakdale, the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oakdale?

A renting household in Oakdale has 2.6 people on average, against 2.1 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 Oakdale city, Louisiana (place:56540, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.