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

Name: Rent burden in Port Allen, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.2% (±20.6 points) of renting households in Port Allen, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.2% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.2% (±19.7 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±19.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Allen

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Allen	West Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	19.9% (±15.7 points)	30.8%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.9% (±10.0 points)	13.3%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.0% (±9.9 points)	5.6%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.0% (±12.9 points)	11.2%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±6.0 points)	3.1%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	48.2% (±19.7 points)	36.1%	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.

Port Allen against West Baton Rouge Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Allen	West Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.2% (±20.6 points)	39.2% (±10.7 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.2% (±19.7 points)	36.1% (±10.1 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±19.2 points)	25.1% (±6.2 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$49,678 (±$11,415)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$958 (±$231)	$973 (±$138)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Port Allen, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from West Baton Rouge Parish (39.2%).

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

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

In West Baton Rouge Parish, Port Allen ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 251 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 Port Allen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Allen
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Allen	—	48.2% (±20.6 points)	—
Brusly	4.3 mi	68.2% (±39.1 points)	Not measurably different
Baton Rouge	4.4 mi	58.7% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Addis	6.1 mi	53.9% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Merrydale	7.1 mi	50.3% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gardere	7.3 mi	53.6% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster	7.4 mi	67.9% (±35.1 points)	Not measurably different
Brownfields	8.5 mi	30.5% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Inniswold	8.7 mi	60.7% (±27.9 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 West Baton Rouge Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Brusly	68.2% (±39.1 points)
2	Addis	53.9% (±26.5 points)
3	Port Allen	48.2% (±20.6 points)
4	Erwinville	0.0% (±43.1 points)

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 Port Allen

Are renters in Port Allen rent-burdened?

48.2% of renting households in Port Allen 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 Port Allen spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Allen, LA spends 29.3% (±19.2 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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