Louisiana · Census place 21240
Donaldsonville city, LA
Quick answer
Donaldsonville city has 6,792 residents, ranking #84 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $24,160, the median home is worth $175,500 and median gross rent runs $838 a month.
- Population
- 6,792Donaldsonville city residents
- Median household income
- $24,160Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $175,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $838Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Donaldsonville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Donaldsonville city median would spend about 41.6% 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 7.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 42.9% of residents and 54.1% 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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