Louisiana · Census place 79100
Waggaman CDP, LA
Quick answer
Waggaman CDP has 10,617 residents, ranking #55 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $59,566, the median home is worth $158,500 and median gross rent runs $1,417 a month.
- Population
- 10,617Waggaman CDP residents
- Median household income
- $59,566Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $158,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,417Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waggaman CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waggaman CDP median would spend about 28.5% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.5% of residents and 69.6% 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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