Louisiana · Census place 70770
Slaughter town, LA
Quick answer
Slaughter town has 1,264 residents, ranking #251 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $80,417, the median home is worth $234,300 and median gross rent runs $1,254 a month.
- Population
- 1,264Slaughter town residents
- Median household income
- $80,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $234,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,254Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Slaughter town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Slaughter town median would spend about 18.7% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 83% 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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- Empire CDP 1,218
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