Louisiana · Census place 01885
Amite City town, LA
Quick answer
Amite City town has 4,036 residents, ranking #127 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $45,850, the median home is worth $116,900 and median gross rent runs $908 a month.
- Population
- 4,036Amite City town residents
- Median household income
- $45,850Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $908Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Amite City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Amite City town median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 48.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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