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Dry Prong, LA

369 Population
1.4 square miles 266.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±13.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,213 ±$6,050 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: $30,953 ±$931
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,625 ±$10,258 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: $56,353 ±$2,086
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.6% ±15.9% (65  ±64) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 19.5% 28,004 (±1.3% / ±1,890)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.5 minutes ±17.2 (5,135  ±3,652) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 23.2 1,358,935 (±1 / ±65,773)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

139 ±59 Number of households
  • the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 56,394 ±769
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±1.5 (369  ±145) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 2.5 142,678 (±0 / ±179)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.2% ±3.6% (1  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 7.4% † 2,426 (±1.5% / ±478)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

161 ±60 Number of housing units
  • the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 67,684 ±105
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$197,500 ±$38,681 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: $175,200 ±$6,147
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.9% ±10.5% (44  ±42.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 11% 16,270 (±0.9% / ±1,390.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.5% ±45.5% (212  ±65.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 87.2% 87,965 (±2.3% / ±2,336.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.7% ±9.8% (47  ±32.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 21.9% 22,110 (±1.2% / ±1,180.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about half 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

1.1% ±2.7% (4  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 2.9% 4,386
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.1% ±6.4% (34  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Alexandria, LA Metro Area: 7.3% 8,228 (±0.6% / ±663)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
34 Total veterans ±24 32 Male ±23 2 Female ±4

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