Ville Platte, LA Demographic Data
Ville Platte, LA Summary
Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 7,464
- Area: 4.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,857.64 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 70.54 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ville Platte, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,990
54%
50.8
Male
3,348
46%
49.2
Total Population
7,338
323,128,000
Ville Platte, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
644
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
600
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
364
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
471
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
520
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
874
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
640
8.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
796
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
525
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
513
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
760
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
433
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
198
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,564
75.8%
77.2
Female
3,150
56.6%
51.3
Male
2,414
43.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,049
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,754
23.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,391
19.0%
15.2
Female
878
63.1%
55.8
Male
513
36.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Ville Platte, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,258
98.9%
96.8
White
2,817
38.4%
72.6
Black or African American
4,426
60.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
80
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
0.2%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,321
99.8%
82.2
Ville Platte, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
770
16.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
793
16.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,822
38.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
721
15.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
149
3.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
383
8.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
101
2.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,563
32.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,176
66.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
484
10.2%
31.2
Ville Platte, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,116
36.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,773
30.9%
47.5
Divorced
795
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
514
9.0%
2.0
Widowed
532
9.3
5.8%
Ville Platte, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,347
79.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,347
20.1%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,335
19.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.1%
1.1%
Ville Platte, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
631
20.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
627
20.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
721
23.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
255
8.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
297
9.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
389
12.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
57
1.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
64
2.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
39
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
18,679
57,617
Per capita income
13,757
31,128
Ville Platte, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
143
7.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
330
16.6%
9.8
Construction
159
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
605
30.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
58
2.9%
6.6
Information
19
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
176
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
66
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
77
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
248
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
45
2.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
288
14.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
451
22.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
297
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
326
16.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
630
31.6%
18.1%
Ville Platte, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,938
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,520
78.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
266
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
99
5.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
53
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Ville Platte, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
868
28.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,297
42.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
729
23.6%
37.1
3 or more
192
6.2%
21.0
Ville Platte, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,086
81.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,183
38.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,903
61.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
706
18.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ville Platte, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,792
1 room
96
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
176
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
561
14.8%
9.1
4 rooms
730
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,210
31.9%
19.8
6 rooms
537
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
219
5.8%
12.0
8 rooms
162
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
101
2.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ville Platte, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,792
1-unit, detached
2,889
76.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
39
1.0%
5.9
2-units
190
5.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
102
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
81
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
28
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
223
5.9%
9.0
Mobile home
240
6.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ville Platte, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
233
6.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
167
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
515
13.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
653
17.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,000
26.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
602
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
291
7.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
247
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
84
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ville Platte, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
917
29.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,147
69.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.1%
1.1
Ville Platte, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
522
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
1.9%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
37
7.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
44
8.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
93
17.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
154
29.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
184
35.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
155
31.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
80
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
49
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
159
32.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Ville Platte, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,792
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
36
2.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
784
43.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
972
54.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
111
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
467
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
278
16.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
69
4.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
129
7.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
105
6.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
118
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,017
59.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
187
0.0%
0.0%
Ville Platte, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,183
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
296
25.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
363
30.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
221
18.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
159
13.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
82
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
62
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,900
205,000