Louisiana · Census place 12665
Carencro city, LA
Quick answer
Carencro city has 10,882 residents, ranking #54 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $70,217, the median home is worth $211,200 and median gross rent runs $924 a month.
- Population
- 10,882Carencro city residents
- Median household income
- $70,217Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $211,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $924Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carencro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carencro city median would spend about 15.8% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 68.3% 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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