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Ville Platte, LA

6,253 Population
4 square miles 1,556.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±4.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Evangeline Parish: 38.2 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,817 ±$2,370 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Evangeline Parish: $25,351 ±$1,339
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$28,361 ±$5,418 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Evangeline Parish: $41,915 † ±$4,677
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

31.2% ±8.2% (1,925  ±506) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Evangeline Parish: 24.3% † 7,451 (±3% / ±912)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.1 minutes ±4.3 (31,945  ±9,294) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Evangeline Parish: 34.6 375,395 (±3 / ±38,099)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,739 ±255 Number of households
  • Evangeline Parish: 12,561 ±301
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (6,221  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Evangeline Parish: 2.5 30,823 (±0.1 / ±63)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.8% ±8.8% (193  ±127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Evangeline Parish: 6.4% † 460 (±2.4% / ±170)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,341 ±276 Number of housing units
  • Evangeline Parish: 14,577 ±39
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$101,200 ±$33,440 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Evangeline Parish: $124,600 † ±$15,781
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±8.4% (841  ±519.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Evangeline Parish: 10.1% † 3,206 (±2.3% / ±723.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

63.2% ±7.8% (2,388  ±346.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Evangeline Parish: 76.8% 15,913 (±4% / ±842.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.5% ±4.9% (510  ±190.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Evangeline Parish: 13.7% † 2,833 (±1.8% / ±371.6)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% ±0.7% (54  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Evangeline Parish: 2.8% 905
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.8% (273  ±131) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Evangeline Parish: 6.1% † 1,450 (±1.2% / ±274)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
273 Total veterans ±131 263 Male ±127 10 Female ±17

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