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Ville Platte, LA Urban Area

7,192 Population
4.9 square miles 1,465.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±3.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$17,996 ±$1,876 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$28,993 ±$5,789 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

30.8% ±7.7% (2,147  ±547) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.5 minutes ±4.4 (44,655  ±12,427) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,011 ±268 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.2 (7,035  ±316) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

10.5% ±7.2% (153  ±107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,748 ±260 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$87,200 ±$25,482 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.2% ±7.3% (1,001  ±514.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

65.5% ±7.7% (2,961  ±397.5) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
11.1% ±4.4% (503  ±201.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

0.5% ±0.5% (34  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4% ±1.8% (215  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
215 Total veterans ±96 207 Male ±94 8 Female ±12

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