Cost of living in Plaquemine, Louisiana
Plaquemine, Louisiana has about 6,075 people. Typical rent is $880 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $69,366 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #8 in Louisiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $880 a month.
Plaquemine is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,366 a year.
- People
- 6,075
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $880
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,366
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $176,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $892
- Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Plaquemine, Louisiana has about 6,075 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $176,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Iberville Parish is $892 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Plaquemine. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, prices sit at 90.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Louisiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 10.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Plaquemine's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Louisiana home paid 12.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Plaquemine's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Louisiana in the table we use.
Among 240 places we list in Louisiana with a rent figure, 147 have higher typical rent than Plaquemine.
Nearby places
- Addis
Typical rent $1,273
Compare with Plaquemine - Brusly
Typical rent $1,469
Compare with Plaquemine - Gardere
Typical rent $1,157
Compare with Plaquemine - St. Gabriel
Typical rent $1,017
Compare with Plaquemine - White Castle
Typical rent $733
Compare with Plaquemine - Oak Hills Place
Typical rent $1,422
Compare with Plaquemine - Port Allen
Typical rent $958
- Village St. George
Typical rent $1,451
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Louisiana
Bigger places in Louisiana
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.