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

Name: Rent burden in Simmesport, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.4% (±28.1 points) of renting households in Simmesport, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

69.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.4% (±28.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 69.4% (±20.2 points)
Median share of income: 38.2% (±5.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Simmesport

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Simmesport	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	16.0% (±17.9 points)	13.8%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.0% (±2.2 points)	10.8%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.2% (±11.4 points)	11.6%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.4% (±8.7 points)	8.0%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±19.5 points)	10.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	69.4% (±20.2 points)	45.5%	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.

Simmesport against Avoyelles Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Simmesport	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.4% (±28.1 points)	55.8% (±8.2 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	69.4% (±20.2 points)	45.5% (±7.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.2% (±5.1 points)	32.8% (±3.6 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$18,770 (±$2,989)	$23,094 (±$3,648)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$619 (±$180)	$757 (±$53)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Simmesport, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Avoyelles Parish (55.8%).

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

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

In Avoyelles Parish, Simmesport ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 76 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 Simmesport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Simmesport
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Simmesport	—	69.4% (±28.1 points)	—
Plaucheville	10 mi	66.6% (±53.0 points)	Not measurably different
Moreauville	11 mi	31.7% (±46.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonport	14 mi	76.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mansura	15 mi	67.6% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	17 mi	66.7% (±37.4 points)	Not measurably different
Marksville	18 mi	46.7% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hessmer	19 mi	52.1% (±36.4 points)	Not measurably different
Palmetto	19 mi	45.5% (±113.9 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 Avoyelles Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cottonport	76.8% (±15.5 points)
2	Simmesport	69.4% (±28.1 points)
3	Mansura	67.6% (±27.2 points)
4	Evergreen	66.7% (±37.4 points)
5	Plaucheville	66.6% (±53.0 points)
6	Bunkie	63.1% (±19.7 points)
7	Hessmer	52.1% (±36.4 points)
8	Marksville	46.7% (±16.5 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Avoyelles Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Simmesport

Are renters in Simmesport rent-burdened?

69.4% of renting households in Simmesport 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 Simmesport spend on rent?

The median renting household in Simmesport, LA spends 38.2% (±5.1 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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