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Census Tract 309, Avoyelles, LA

2,518 Population
82.7 square miles 30.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±5.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Simmesport: 40.1 † ±8.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Avoyelles Parish: 39 ±1.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$23,268 ±$4,270 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Simmesport: $20,947 † ±$5,404
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Avoyelles Parish: $25,028 ±$2,040
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
$36,856 ±$7,296 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Simmesport: $29,712 † ±$13,322
  • a little less than the amount in Avoyelles Parish: $39,325 † ±$4,623
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408

32.5% ±9.7% (797  ±265) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Simmesport: 37.6% † 588 (±15% / ±276)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 27.8% † 10,095 (±3.1% / ±1,139)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)

38.9 minutes ±10.1 (32,125  ±10,229) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Simmesport: 35.5 † 18,760 (±15.9 / ±9,637)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Avoyelles Parish: 36.3 479,200 (±3.1 / ±46,008)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)

Families

977 ±130 Number of households
  • Simmesport: 651 † ±140
  • Avoyelles Parish: 14,441 ±423
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
2.5 ±0.2 (2,456  ±357) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Simmesport: 2.4 † 1,563 (±0.3 / ±390)
  • about the same as the figure in Avoyelles Parish: 2.5 36,137 (±0.1 / ±41)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126

7.5% ±6.6% (46  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Simmesport: 11.7% † 46 (±9.8% / ±42)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 8.6% † 701 (±2.5% / ±207)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)

Housing

1,151 ±131 Number of housing units
  • Simmesport: 803 † ±142
  • Avoyelles Parish: 18,381 ±34
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333

$107,600 ±$31,836 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Simmesport: $63,100 † ±$8,882
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Avoyelles Parish: $122,400 ±$10,655
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367

13.3% ±7.9% (332  ±201.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Simmesport: 17.8% † 286 (±11.4% / ±195.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 10.9% † 4,190 (±2% / ±749.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)

Social

77.2% ±7.8% (1,249  ±201.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Simmesport: 74.2% 769 (±1.7% / ±171.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 76.7% 20,254 (±3.5% / ±930)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
4.9% ±3.4% (79  ±55.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Simmesport: 3.4% † 35 (±3.5% / ±36.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 11.5% † 3,027 (±1.5% / ±404.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.6% ±3.1% (106  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Simmesport: 3.3% † 40 (±2.3% / ±30)
  • a little higher than the rate in Avoyelles Parish: 5.4% † 1,587 (±1% / ±293)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
106 Total veterans ±60 100 Male ±59 6 Female ±14

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