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Oberlin, LA

1,683 Population
4.4 square miles 384.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±6.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Allen Parish: 38.9 ±1
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$23,324 ±$5,684 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Allen Parish: $24,402 ±$2,292
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$41,198 ±$15,083 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allen Parish: $51,138 † ±$8,086
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

18.6% ±7.7% (283  ±143) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allen Parish: 20.4% † 3,849 (±3.4% / ±641)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

21.4 minutes ±6.5 (12,210  ±5,728) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Allen Parish: 25.1 † 173,750 (±2.6 / ±23,261)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

613 ±155 Number of households
  • Allen Parish: 7,659 ±323
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.5 ±0.3 (1,529  ±436) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Allen Parish: 2.5 19,031 (±0.1 / ±102)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

10.5% ±7.5% (40  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Allen Parish: 6.6% † 271 (±3.2% / ±131)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

750 ±167 Number of housing units
  • Allen Parish: 9,543 ±56
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$95,700 ±$12,225 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Allen Parish: $110,800 ±$9,101
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

14.9% ±6.6% (246  ±126.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Allen Parish: 14.9% † 3,315 (±2.6% / ±582.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

84.2% ±2.1% (933  ±200) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Allen Parish: 79.3% 12,710 (±4.8% / ±788.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
7.4% ±5.2% (82  ±60.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Allen Parish: 11.6% † 1,864 (±2.2% / ±352.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% ±2% (66  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Allen Parish: 7% 1,569
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

5.5% ±3% (69  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Allen Parish: 5.3% † 949 (±1.2% / ±205)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
69 Total veterans ±41 69 Male ±41 N/A Female ±14

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