Louisiana · Census place 61615
Ponchatoula city, LA
Quick answer
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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