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Plain Dealing, LA

852 Population
1.6 square miles 539.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.7 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.3
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$21,468 ±$3,749 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $33,865 ±$1,035
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$31,298 ±$11,598 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $54,635 ±$1,758
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

25.2% ±16.8% (207  ±156) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 20.3% 77,414 (±1% / ±3,927)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

27.5 minutes ±16.2 (7,595  ±3,051) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 21.9 3,337,245 (±0.5 / ±95,462)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

403 ±126 Number of households
  • the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 154,871 ±1,290
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2 ±0.3 (822  ±288) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 2.5 381,214 (±0 / ±123)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

528 ±139 Number of housing units
  • the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 181,250 ±121
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$99,700 ±$37,459 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $187,300 ±$3,718
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

11.3% ±9.4% (96  ±86.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 12.3% 47,231 (±0.8% / ±2,970.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

90.8% ±37.4% (593  ±154.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 88.4% 233,377 (±1.5% / ±4,034.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
15.3% ±11.3% (100  ±80.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 25.2% 66,618 (±0.8% / ±2,168.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

7.3% ±7.2% (55  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 8.9% 25,852 (±0.4% / ±1,184)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
55 Total veterans ±57 52 Male ±57 3 Female ±4

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