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Louisiana · Census place 79940

Waterproof town, LA

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Waterproof town has 573 residents, ranking #347 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $24,286, the median home is worth $48,400 and median gross rent runs $474 a month.

Population
573Waterproof town residents
Median household income
$24,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$48,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$474Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Waterproof town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waterproof town median would spend about 23.4% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 67% of residents and 69.3% 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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