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Louisiana · Census place 61615

Ponchatoula city, LA

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Ponchatoula city has 7,839 residents, ranking #72 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $47,821, the median home is worth $194,300 and median gross rent runs $1,079 a month.

Population
7,839Ponchatoula city residents
Median household income
$47,821Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$194,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,079Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
77.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ponchatoula city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ponchatoula city median would spend about 27.1% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 77.3% 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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