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Ville Platte, LA Urban Area

7,286 Population
4.9 square miles 1,484.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,308 ±$2,150 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$27,876 ±$5,368 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.7% ±8.2% (2,307  ±585) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.3 minutes ±4.4 (41,175  ±11,238) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,219 ±297 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (7,108  ±312) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.1% ±8.1% (200  ±129) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,846 ±299 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$100,800 ±$36,263 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.5% ±7.3% (971  ±523.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

62.1% ±6.9% (2,812  ±369.5) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.2% ±4.4% (597  ±202.4) 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

0.8% ±0.6% (55  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±2.3% (286  ±128) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
286 Total veterans ±128 276 Male ±125 10 Female ±17

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