Louisiana · Census place 57450
Oberlin town, LA
Quick answer
Oberlin town has 1,683 residents, ranking #215 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $41,198, the median home is worth $95,700 and median gross rent runs $425 a month.
- Population
- 1,683Oberlin town residents
- Median household income
- $41,198Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $425Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oberlin town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oberlin town median would spend about 12.4% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 57.7% 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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- Mathews CDP 1,579
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