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Abbeville, LA Urban Area

17,851 Population
11.1 square miles 1,613.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,114 ±$1,911 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,077 ±$6,305 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.8% ±3.9% (4,908  ±744) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±3.6 (187,065  ±30,179) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,363 ±454 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (17,618  ±975) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.7% ±5% (439  ±227) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,117 ±480 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$116,000 ±$14,595 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±2.9% (2,229  ±521.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.2% ±3.9% (9,679  ±789.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.7% ±2.2% (1,777  ±293.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of 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

4.7% ±1.7% (834  ±307) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.5% (722  ±206) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
722 Total veterans ±206 684 Male ±189 38 Female ±56

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