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

Name: Rent burden in Oil City, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.1% (±25.0 points) of renting households in Oil City, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.1% (±25.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.3% (±20.1 points)
Median share of income: 31.9% (±11.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Oil City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Oil City	Caddo Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	23.6% (±15.9 points)	10.5%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.5% (±3.3 points)	11.2%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.2% (±14.2 points)	12.0%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.6% (±4.5 points)	11.5%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.8% (±14.8 points)	6.9%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	40.3% (±20.1 points)	48.0%	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.

Oil City against Caddo Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oil City	Caddo Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.1% (±25.0 points)	54.9% (±3.0 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.3% (±20.1 points)	48.0% (±2.7 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.9% (±11.6 points)	33.6% (±2.0 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$16,466 (±$6,957)	$31,161 (±$2,423)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$413 (±$286)	$974 (±$19)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Oil City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Caddo Parish (54.9%).

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

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

In Caddo Parish, Oil City ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 189 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 Oil City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oil City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Oil City	—	56.1% (±25.0 points)	—
Mooringsport	4.7 mi	60.4% (±42.3 points)	Not measurably different
Belcher	8.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vivian	8.7 mi	64.0% (±35.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hosston	11 mi	55.6% (±114.4 points)	Not measurably different
Blanchard	11 mi	49.1% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Benton	14 mi	55.2% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rodessa	16 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ida	18 mi	30.8% (±112.2 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 Caddo Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Vivian	64.0% (±35.4 points)
2	Mooringsport	60.4% (±42.3 points)
3	Oil City	56.1% (±25.0 points)
4	Shreveport	55.7% (±2.9 points)
5	Hosston	55.6% (±114.4 points)
6	Blanchard	49.1% (±27.2 points)
7	Ida	30.8% (±112.2 points)
8 (tie)	Belcher	0.0% (±141.4 points)
8 (tie)	Greenwood	0.0% (±29.1 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Caddo Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Oil City

Are renters in Oil City rent-burdened?

56.1% of renting households in Oil City 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 Oil City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Oil City, LA spends 31.9% (±11.6 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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