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Lake Providence, LA

3,349 Population
3.6 square miles 931.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.1 ±6.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in East Carroll Parish: 37.1 ±3.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,501 ±$3,109 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in East Carroll Parish: $18,725 † ±$2,472
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$27,580 ±$7,816 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in East Carroll Parish: $33,341 † ±$8,407
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

39.2% ±9.9% (1,313  ±332) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Carroll Parish: 35.2% † 1,869 (±7.3% / ±387)
  • more than double 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)

14.5 minutes ±3.3 (16,065  ±5,125) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in East Carroll Parish: 14.3 † 27,300 (±2.5 / ±6,425)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,573 ±213 Number of households
  • East Carroll Parish: 2,617 ±252
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (3,349  ±13) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in East Carroll Parish: 2 5,306 (±0.2 / ±83)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

18.2% ±20% (140  ±155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in East Carroll Parish: 11.7% † 146 (±12.3% / ±154)
  • 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

2,064 ±200 Number of housing units
  • East Carroll Parish: 3,434 ±216
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$115,600 ±$95,460 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in East Carroll Parish: $100,500 † ±$29,939
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±5.7% (292  ±187.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in East Carroll Parish: 15.2% † 1,072 (±4.2% / ±295.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.6% ±10.5% (1,588  ±274.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Carroll Parish: 72.5% † 3,519 (±7.8% / ±411.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.3% ±6.4% (336  ±130.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in East Carroll Parish: 12.2% † 591 (±3.2% / ±158.1)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.8% ±3.3% (114  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in East Carroll Parish: 4.9% † 282 (±1.9% / ±110)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
114 Total veterans ±77 114 Male ±77 N/A Female ±14

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