Louisiana · Census place 61790
Port Allen city, LA
Quick answer
Port Allen city has 4,928 residents, ranking #108 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $59,380, the median home is worth $167,700 and median gross rent runs $1,046 a month.
- Population
- 4,928Port Allen city residents
- Median household income
- $59,380Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $167,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,046Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port Allen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Allen city median would spend about 21.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.1% of residents and 64.3% 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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