Louisiana Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in Louisiana

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 264,927 mobile homes in Louisiana (margin of error ±4,809), which is 12.7% of all housing units in the state. That ranks Louisiana 9th of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 3.3% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in Louisiana, about 153,136 are lived in by their owners and about 56,221 are rented. The remaining 55,570 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in Louisiana, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in Louisiana

Louisiana sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: Louisiana Civil Code Article 2696 et seq..

Louisiana at a glance

• Mobile homes
  264,927 (±4,809)
• Share of housing
  12.7%
• Rank among the 50 states
  9th
• Owner-occupied
  153,136
• Renter-occupied
  56,221
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032