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Abbeville, LA Urban Area

17,742 Population
11.1 square miles 1,603.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±4.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$24,986 ±$2,079 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$41,959 ±$6,328 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

28.1% ±4.9% (4,923  ±906) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

28.8 minutes ±4.2 (197,645  ±33,595) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

7,406 ±462 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.2 (17,505  ±1,004) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

11.1% ±5.1% (492  ±228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,938 ±514 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$117,400 ±$10,517 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13.8% ±2.8% (2,412  ±498.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

80.3% ±3.7% (9,457  ±765.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
15.2% ±2.3% (1,787  ±299.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

5% ±1.5% (878  ±276) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.6% ±1.5% (745  ±209) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
745 Total veterans ±209 676 Male ±185 69 Female ±66

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