Louisiana · Census place 07730
Blanchard town, LA
Quick answer
Blanchard town has 3,452 residents, ranking #136 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $80,142, the median home is worth $212,500 and median gross rent runs $844 a month.
- Population
- 3,452Blanchard town residents
- Median household income
- $80,142Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $212,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $844Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blanchard town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blanchard town median would spend about 12.6% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 79.8% 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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- Bunkie city 3,299
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