Abbeville vs Erath

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

Abbeville and Erath 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 1,865 in Erath). Erath has the higher median household income ($45,526 vs $34,977 in Abbeville). Erath has the higher median home value ($133,700 vs $99,900 in Abbeville).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Erath
Population	11,086	1,865
Median age	31.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,977	$45,526
Median home value	$99,900	$133,700
Median gross rent	$800	$835
Housing units	5,897	863
Homeownership rate	48.9%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Erath
Population	12,236 → 11,086 (-9.4%)	2,326 → 1,865 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$38,900 → $34,977 (-10.1%)	$38,295 → $45,526 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $99,900 (+4.7%)	$79,900 → $133,700 (+67.3%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $800 (+17.3%)	$600 → $835 (+39.2%)

Abbeville

Population

12,23611,086

Median household income

$38,900$34,977

Median home value

$95,400$99,900

Median gross rent

$682$800

Erath

Population

2,3261,865

Median household income

$38,295$45,526

Median home value

$79,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$600$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Erath
Under 5	8.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	11.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	8.9%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.0%
75 and over	6.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Erath
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	85.6%
Black or African American	43.3%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Erath
No high school diploma	23.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Erath
Drove alone	72.3%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.2%
Other means	4.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Erath
1-unit, detached	61.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Erath
Poverty rate	33.4%	16.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1970	1967