What percentage of people rent in Raceland, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Raceland, LA, 2020–2024
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19.9% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Raceland, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 764 renting households against 3,081 that own their home.

In Raceland, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.9% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 764 (±302)

Who rents and who owns in Raceland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Raceland	Lafourche Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.9% (±7.2 points)	20.1% (±1.8 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	764 (±302)	7,598 (±745)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,081 (±409)	30,164 (±666)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$30,297 (±$4,329)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,479 (±$11,730)	$75,270 (±$2,785)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Raceland, the renter share is not measurably different from Lafourche Parish (20.1%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lafourche Parish, Raceland ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 296 of 410.

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

How renting in Raceland 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	23.4% (±6.2 points)	19.9% (±7.2 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$643 (±$119)	$629 (±$215)	−2.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,128 (±$4,806)	$60,286 (±$11,345)	+33.6%	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 Raceland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Raceland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Raceland	—	19.9% (±7.2 points)	—
Mathews	5.3 mi	11.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lockport Heights	6.5 mi	12.5% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou Blue	6.7 mi	10.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Lockport	8.1 mi	23.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lafourche Crossing	8.9 mi	20.4% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kraemer	9.4 mi	0.0% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Gray	9.7 mi	20.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bayou Cane	10.0 mi	38.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bayou Blue, LA (10.4%), Kraemer, LA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bayou Cane, LA (38.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lafourche Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Thibodaux	38.4% (±5.5 points)
2 (tie)	Golden Meadow	23.4% (±10.9 points)
2 (tie)	Lockport	23.4% (±10.3 points)
4	Cut Off	22.4% (±6.9 points)
5	Lafourche Crossing	20.4% (±13.1 points)
6	Raceland	19.9% (±7.2 points)
7	Galliano	18.6% (±7.3 points)
8	Lockport Heights	12.5% (±13.1 points)
9	Mathews	11.8% (±8.5 points)
10	Larose	11.7% (±7.1 points)
11	Bayou Blue	10.4% (±3.5 points)
12	Chackbay	6.4% (±4.5 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Lafourche Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Raceland is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Raceland

How many renters are there in Raceland?

Raceland has an estimated 764 (±302) renting households, 19.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Raceland?

In Raceland, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Raceland?

A renting household in Raceland has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 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 Raceland CDP, Louisiana (place:63155, 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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