Louisiana · Census place 41400
Lake Providence town, LA
Quick answer
Lake Providence town has 3,424 residents, ranking #137 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $24,670, the median home is worth $75,200 and median gross rent runs $762 a month.
- Population
- 3,424Lake Providence town residents
- Median household income
- $24,670Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $75,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $762Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Providence town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Providence town median would spend about 37.1% 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 40.7% of residents and 47.7% 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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- Rayville town 3,297
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