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

Name: Rent burden in Swartz, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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82.8% (±36.8 points) of renting households in Swartz, LA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 82.8% (±36.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.0% (±28.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Swartz

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Swartz	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±16.8 points)	14.3%	13.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.3% (±5.5 points)	10.2%	10.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±8.4 points)	8.8%	11.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±14.1 points)	8.4%	10.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.8% (±23.3 points)	8.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	68.0% (±28.5 points)	50.1%	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.

Swartz against Ouachita Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Swartz	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	82.8% (±36.8 points)	58.4% (±3.6 points)	54.8% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.0% (±28.5 points)	50.1% (±3.2 points)	46.3% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	35.1% (±2.6 points)	32.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$30,168 (±$3,330)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,150 (±$200)	$959 (±$28)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413

In Swartz, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ouachita Parish (58.4%).

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

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

In Ouachita Parish, Swartz ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 31 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 Swartz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Swartz
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Swartz	—	82.8% (±36.8 points)	—
Lakeshore	4.2 mi	63.7% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	6.8 mi	65.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sterlington	8.6 mi	40.1% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Collinston	10 mi	37.5% (±70.1 points)	Not measurably different
Richwood	11 mi	67.4% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Monroe	11 mi	45.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	12 mi	56.9% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Claiborne	12 mi	52.8% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sterlington, LA (40.1%).

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 Ouachita Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Swartz	82.8% (±36.8 points)
2	Bawcomville	78.5% (±21.5 points)
3	Richwood	67.4% (±14.9 points)
4	Monroe	65.1% (±5.8 points)
5	Lakeshore	63.7% (±27.8 points)
6	Brownsville	56.9% (±19.7 points)
7	Claiborne	52.8% (±14.6 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Ouachita Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Swartz 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 Swartz

Are renters in Swartz rent-burdened?

82.8% of renting households in Swartz 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 Swartz spend on rent?

The median renting household in Swartz, LA spends 50.0% or more 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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