What percentage of people rent in West Monroe, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Monroe, LA, 2020–2024
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55.3% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in West Monroe, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,737 renting households against 2,214 that own their home.

In West Monroe, the share of households that rent went from 60.3% in 2015–2019 to 55.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 55.3% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 2,737 (±301)
Median renter income: $37,091 (±$11,736)

Who rents and who owns in West Monroe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	55.3% (±5.4 points)	39.0% (±1.6 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,737 (±301)	24,000 (±1,087)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,214 (±333)	37,489 (±974)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,091 (±$11,736)	$30,168 (±$3,330)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,154 (±$7,059)	$77,887 (±$4,659)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In West Monroe, the renter share is higher than in Ouachita Parish (39.0%).

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

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

In Ouachita Parish, West Monroe ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 410.

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

How renting in West Monroe 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	60.3% (±4.0 points)	55.3% (±5.4 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$744 (±$52)	$826 (±$45)	+11.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$34,454 (±$4,582)	$49,386 (±$14,364)	+43.3%	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 West Monroe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Monroe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Monroe	—	55.3% (±5.4 points)	—
Brownsville	1.8 mi	47.0% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bawcomville	3.3 mi	35.0% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Claiborne	3.3 mi	31.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Monroe	4.3 mi	52.2% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Richwood	6.2 mi	69.7% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Lakeshore	7.0 mi	47.3% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Swartz	11 mi	24.7% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Sterlington	13 mi	46.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bawcomville, LA (35.0%), Claiborne, LA (31.0%), Swartz, LA (24.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richwood, LA (69.7%).

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

Households that rent across Ouachita Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Richwood	69.7% (±9.2 points)
2	West Monroe	55.3% (±5.4 points)
3	Monroe	52.2% (±2.8 points)
4	Lakeshore	47.3% (±12.7 points)
5	Brownsville	47.0% (±11.3 points)
6	Sterlington	46.2% (±9.5 points)
7	Bawcomville	35.0% (±12.3 points)
8	Claiborne	31.0% (±5.8 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Ouachita Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 West Monroe

How many renters are there in West Monroe?

West Monroe has an estimated 2,737 (±301) renting households, 55.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Monroe?

In West Monroe, the share of households that rent went from 60.3% in 2015–2019 to 55.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Monroe?

A renting household in West Monroe has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Monroe?

The median renting household in West Monroe, LA has an income of $37,091 (±$11,736) a year, against $66,154 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 West Monroe city, Louisiana (place:80955, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.