Louisiana · Census place 26280
Fordoche town, LA
Quick answer
Fordoche town has 1,010 residents, ranking #273 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $62,788, the median home is worth $199,700 and median gross rent runs $677 a month.
- Population
- 1,010Fordoche town residents
- Median household income
- $62,788Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $677Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fordoche town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fordoche town median would spend about 12.9% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 82.2% 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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