Abbeville vs Kaplan

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

Abbeville and Kaplan 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 4,271 in Kaplan). Kaplan has the higher median household income ($36,578 vs $34,977 in Abbeville). Kaplan has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $99,900 in Abbeville).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Kaplan
Population	11,086	4,271
Median age	31.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,977	$36,578
Median home value	$99,900	$153,800
Median gross rent	$800	$782
Housing units	5,897	1,989
Homeownership rate	48.9%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Kaplan
Population	12,236 → 11,086 (-9.4%)	4,522 → 4,271 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$38,900 → $34,977 (-10.1%)	$34,943 → $36,578 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $99,900 (+4.7%)	$90,300 → $153,800 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $800 (+17.3%)	$591 → $782 (+32.3%)

Abbeville

Population

12,23611,086

Median household income

$38,900$34,977

Median home value

$95,400$99,900

Median gross rent

$682$800

Kaplan

Population

4,5224,271

Median household income

$34,943$36,578

Median home value

$90,300$153,800

Median gross rent

$591$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Kaplan
Under 5	8.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	11.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.2%
75 and over	6.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Kaplan
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	78.2%
Black or African American	43.3%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	5.5%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Kaplan
No high school diploma	23.3%	22.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Kaplan
Drove alone	72.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.5%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Kaplan
1-unit, detached	61.7%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.9%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Kaplan
Poverty rate	33.4%	34.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1970	1973