What percentage of people rent in Simmesport, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Simmesport, LA, 2020–2024
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38.1% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in Simmesport, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 248 renting households against 403 that own their home.

In Simmesport, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.1% in 2020–2024 (−16.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.1% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 248 (±96)
Median renter income: $18,770 (±$2,989)

Who rents and who owns in Simmesport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Simmesport	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.1% (±11.4 points)	29.9% (±2.8 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	248 (±96)	4,323 (±456)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	403 (±102)	10,118 (±443)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,770 (±$2,989)	$23,094 (±$3,648)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$37,205 (±$13,086)	$51,176 (±$5,108)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Simmesport, the renter share is not measurably different from Avoyelles Parish (29.9%).

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

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

In Avoyelles Parish, Simmesport ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 410.

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

How renting in Simmesport 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	54.5% (±9.9 points)	38.1% (±11.4 points)	−16.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$427 (±$144)	$619 (±$180)	+45.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$17,120 (±$7,938)	$29,712 (±$13,322)	+73.6%	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 Simmesport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Simmesport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Simmesport	—	38.1% (±11.4 points)	—
Plaucheville	10 mi	44.8% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Moreauville	11 mi	32.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonport	14 mi	37.8% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mansura	15 mi	49.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	17 mi	20.7% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Marksville	18 mi	40.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hessmer	19 mi	35.2% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Palmetto	19 mi	50.7% (±37.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Evergreen, LA (20.7%).

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

Households that rent across Avoyelles Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bunkie	60.9% (±13.1 points)
2	Mansura	49.4% (±11.2 points)
3	Plaucheville	44.8% (±23.3 points)
4	Marksville	40.8% (±9.2 points)
5	Simmesport	38.1% (±11.4 points)
6	Cottonport	37.8% (±10.0 points)
7	Hessmer	35.2% (±14.1 points)
8	Moreauville	32.3% (±13.8 points)
9	Fifth Ward	30.3% (±20.9 points)
10	Evergreen	20.7% (±11.7 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 Simmesport

How many renters are there in Simmesport?

Simmesport has an estimated 248 (±96) renting households, 38.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Simmesport?

In Simmesport, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.1% in 2020–2024 (−16.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Simmesport?

A renting household in Simmesport has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Simmesport?

The median renting household in Simmesport, LA has an income of $18,770 (±$2,989) a year, against $37,205 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 Simmesport town, Louisiana (place:70525, 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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