Louisiana · Census place 17880
Cottonport town, LA
Quick answer
Cottonport town has 1,777 residents, ranking #211 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $33,538, the median home is worth $88,900 and median gross rent runs $683 a month.
- Population
- 1,777Cottonport town residents
- Median household income
- $33,538Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $683Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 24.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cottonport town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cottonport town median would spend about 24.4% 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 30.5% of residents and 70% 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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