Housing market/Louisiana/ZIP 70403
ZIP 70403 Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond, LA MSA · Louisiana. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 70403 · LA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 70403 — Hammond, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 70403
- 1-unit detached9,74171.7%
- 1-unit attached2521.9%
- 2–4 units1,0237.5%
- 5–49 units5854.3%
- 50+ units1150.8%
- Mobile1,86113.7%
2–4 unit share 7.5% · 5–49 unit share 4.3% · combined 2–49 11.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $992 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $775.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 56.3%; ≥50% 36.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,130 (1.139× ACS median gross rent).
Population
30,835 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.2%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 10 projects, 330 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 59 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 439 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 70403 28.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.6%; ACS median gross rent is $992; population changed -1.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,023 units in 2–4-unit structures and 585 units in 5–49-unit structures; 10 LIHTC projects totaling 330 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,130 versus ACS median gross rent of $992. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Louisiana research
ZIP 70403 is a Census / HUD profile for Hammond, LA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 70403 — Hammond, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Louisiana ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Louisiana research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 70403?
ZIP 70403 (Hammond, LA MSA) has 30,835 residents, 12,006 households, a renter share of 28.9%, median household income of $50,547, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $992. Vacancy is 11.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 70403?
ACS counts 590 units in 2-unit buildings, 433 in 3–4 unit buildings, 442 in 5–9, 30 in 10–19, and 113 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,608 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 70403?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,130. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 70403 — Hammond, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Louisiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 70403 is Census / HUD research for Hammond, LA MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Louisiana property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.