What percentage of people rent in Patterson, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Patterson, LA, 2020–2024
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43.8% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Patterson, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 905 renting households against 1,162 that own their home.

In Patterson, the share of households that rent went from 43.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.8% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 905 (±241)
Median renter income: $26,161 (±$4,728)

Who rents and who owns in Patterson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Patterson	St. Mary Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.8% (±10.3 points)	31.4% (±2.5 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	905 (±241)	5,790 (±489)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,162 (±237)	12,673 (±562)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,161 (±$4,728)	$29,878 (±$2,833)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,047 (±$12,454)	$65,596 (±$5,881)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Patterson, the renter share is higher than in St. Mary Parish (31.4%).

It is also higher than in Louisiana (32.6%).

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

In St. Mary Parish, Patterson ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 102 of 410.

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

How renting in Patterson 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	43.6% (±5.9 points)	43.8% (±10.3 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$734 (±$68)	$878 (±$112)	+19.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,574 (±$5,277)	$49,886 (±$17,910)	+23.0%	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 Patterson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Patterson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Patterson	—	43.8% (±10.3 points)	—
Bayou Vista	2.6 mi	25.1% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Berwick	4.5 mi	29.8% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Morgan City	7.2 mi	42.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Amelia	12 mi	20.2% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Franklin	14 mi	39.2% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou L'Ourse	15 mi	12.7% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Baldwin	18 mi	42.3% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Charenton	18 mi	22.5% (±14.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bayou Vista, LA (25.1%), Berwick, LA (29.8%), Amelia, LA (20.2%).

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

Households that rent across St. Mary Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Patterson	43.8% (±10.3 points)
2	Morgan City	42.9% (±5.4 points)
3	Baldwin	42.3% (±18.6 points)
4	Franklin	39.2% (±7.7 points)
5	Berwick	29.8% (±8.7 points)
6	Bayou Vista	25.1% (±8.2 points)
7	Charenton	22.5% (±14.1 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in St. Mary Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Patterson

How many renters are there in Patterson?

Patterson has an estimated 905 (±241) renting households, 43.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Patterson?

In Patterson, the share of households that rent went from 43.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Patterson?

A renting household in Patterson has 2.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Patterson?

The median renting household in Patterson, LA has an income of $26,161 (±$4,728) a year, against $65,047 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 Patterson city, Louisiana (place:59340, 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.