Abbeville vs Delcambre

A side-by-side comparison of Abbeville and Delcambre: population, income, housing, and more.

Abbeville and Delcambre are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abbeville has the higher population (11,086 vs 2,400 in Delcambre). Delcambre has the higher median household income ($57,639 vs $34,977 in Abbeville). Delcambre has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $99,900 in Abbeville).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Delcambre
Population	11,086	2,400
Median age	31.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,977	$57,639
Median home value	$99,900	$126,600
Median gross rent	$800	$814
Housing units	5,897	934
Homeownership rate	48.9%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Delcambre
Population	12,236 → 11,086 (-9.4%)	2,020 → 2,400 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$38,900 → $34,977 (-10.1%)	$41,667 → $57,639 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $99,900 (+4.7%)	$81,800 → $126,600 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $800 (+17.3%)	$634 → $814 (+28.4%)

Abbeville

Population

12,23611,086

Median household income

$38,900$34,977

Median home value

$95,400$99,900

Median gross rent

$682$800

Delcambre

Population

2,0202,400

Median household income

$41,667$57,639

Median home value

$81,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$634$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Delcambre
Under 5	8.7%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	11.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	11.8%
75 and over	6.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Delcambre
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	84.8%
Black or African American	43.3%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	4.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Delcambre
No high school diploma	23.3%	15.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Delcambre
Drove alone	72.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.2%
Other means	4.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Delcambre
1-unit, detached	61.7%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Delcambre
Poverty rate	33.4%	16.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1970	1976