Louisiana · Census place 42800
Lecompte town, LA
Quick answer
Lecompte town has 620 residents, ranking #337 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $35,536, the median home is worth $77,100 and median gross rent runs $665 a month.
- Population
- 620Lecompte town residents
- Median household income
- $35,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $77,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $665Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lecompte town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lecompte town median would spend about 22.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.5% of residents and 66.9% 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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