Epps, Louisiana
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 6.7% since 2020.
334
people, the 238th-largest of Louisiana's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Louisiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is up 85% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,031
a month. Louisiana's median is $1,064.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $229.
A $229 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in West Carroll Parish.
- $660 Tract 1
- $889 Tract 2
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$688–$1,031
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,031 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2018 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 94% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 69% less than Louisiana's.
$67,500
median home value in Epps.
- $67,500 Epps
- $216,500 Louisiana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year