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

Name: Rent burden in Reserve, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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35.6% (±14.9 points) of renting households in Reserve, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 35.6% (±14.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.6% (±13.7 points)
Median share of income: 23.1% (±3.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Reserve

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Reserve	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	13.4% (±10.3 points)	11.1%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.1% (±13.1 points)	13.7%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.0% (±16.2 points)	12.8%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.9% (±7.8 points)	7.9%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±5.8 points)	5.6%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	35.6% (±13.7 points)	48.8%	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.

Reserve against St. John the Baptist Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Reserve	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	35.6% (±14.9 points)	54.4% (±9.9 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.6% (±13.7 points)	48.8% (±8.7 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.1% (±3.7 points)	33.9% (±7.0 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$66,295 (±$21,339)	$42,305 (±$12,629)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,381 (±$233)	$1,334 (±$98)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Reserve, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in St. John the Baptist Parish (54.4%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (54.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In St. John the Baptist Parish, Reserve 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 308 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 Reserve

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Reserve
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Reserve	—	35.6% (±14.9 points)	—
Edgard	3.0 mi	45.5% (±113.9 points)	Not measurably different
Laplace	4.7 mi	61.1% (±12.9 points)	Higher
Garyville	4.8 mi	17.5% (±66.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gramercy	8.3 mi	100.0% (±38.0 points)	Higher
Lutcher	9.4 mi	100.0% (±90.9 points)	Not measurably different
Paulina	10 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Norco	10 mi	92.2% (±18.4 points)	Higher
North Vacherie	10 mi	58.6% (±50.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laplace, LA (61.1%), Gramercy, LA (100.0%), Norco, LA (92.2%).

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 St. John the Baptist Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Laplace	61.1% (±12.9 points)
2	Edgard	45.5% (±113.9 points)
3	Reserve	35.6% (±14.9 points)
4	Garyville	17.5% (±66.0 points)

Reserve 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Reserve

Are renters in Reserve rent-burdened?

35.6% of renting households in Reserve 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 Reserve spend on rent?

The median renting household in Reserve, LA spends 23.1% (±3.7 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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