What percentage of people rent in Plain Dealing, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Plain Dealing, LA, 2020–2024
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34.2% (±13.3 points) of the occupied homes in Plain Dealing, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 139 renting households against 268 that own their home.

In Plain Dealing, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.2% (±13.3 points)
Renting households: 139 (±84)
Median renter income: $28,083 (±$23,234)

Who rents and who owns in Plain Dealing

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plain Dealing	Bossier Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.2% (±13.3 points)	34.9% (±1.5 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	139 (±84)	17,742 (±826)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	268 (±88)	33,084 (±825)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,083 (±$23,234)	$42,602 (±$2,961)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,500 (±$10,782)	$86,936 (±$2,714)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Plain Dealing, the renter share is not measurably different from Bossier Parish (34.9%).

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

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

In Bossier Parish, Plain Dealing ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 410.

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

How renting in Plain Dealing 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	35.1% (±12.6 points)	34.2% (±13.3 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$697 (±$71)	$487 (±$89)	−30.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$30,391 (±$9,945)	$48,894 (±$12,611)	+60.9%	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 Plain Dealing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plain Dealing
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plain Dealing	—	34.2% (±13.3 points)	—
Gilliam	9.9 mi	1.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Hosston	11 mi	20.0% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ida	13 mi	19.3% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Belcher	13 mi	15.0% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Bradley	14 mi	29.6% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sarepta	14 mi	24.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Benton	15 mi	37.0% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cullen	15 mi	46.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gilliam, LA (1.9%), Belcher, LA (15.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bossier Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bossier City	46.8% (±2.5 points)
2	Benton	37.0% (±13.6 points)
3	Plain Dealing	34.2% (±13.3 points)
4	Haughton	23.2% (±8.3 points)
5	Eastwood	13.2% (±7.6 points)
6	Red Chute	12.6% (±5.0 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 Plain Dealing

How many renters are there in Plain Dealing?

Plain Dealing has an estimated 139 (±84) renting households, 34.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plain Dealing?

In Plain Dealing, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plain Dealing?

A renting household in Plain Dealing has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plain Dealing?

The median renting household in Plain Dealing, LA has an income of $28,083 (±$23,234) a year, against $52,500 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 Plain Dealing town, Louisiana (place:60670, 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.