Iota

Population: 1,459
Median household income: $42,750
Median home value: $161,400

Iota is a community in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, home to 1,459 residents. Its median household income of $42,750 runs below the Acadia Parish figure of $45,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Iota's population declined 20.0% from 1,824 to 1,459, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $131,500 to $161,400.

The median gross rent is $592. 15.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,459
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,750
Median home value: $161,400
Median gross rent: $592
Housing units: 527
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8241,459

Median household income

$43,654$42,750

Median home value

$131,500$161,400

Median gross rent

$526$592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,824	$43,654	$131,500	$526
2020	1,752	$35,208	$147,100	$491
2021	1,463	$34,750	$150,000	$522
2022	1,518	$37,778	$157,700	$548
2023	1,459	$42,750	$161,400	$592

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	7.9%
5 to 17	387	26.5%
18 to 24	146	10.0%
25 to 34	229	15.7%
35 to 44	128	8.8%
45 to 54	196	13.4%
55 to 64	132	9.0%
65 to 74	92	6.3%
75 and over	34	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,367	93.7%
Black or African American	27	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	19.6%
High school graduate	267	32.9%
Some college or associate's	263	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	82	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	40	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 46 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	367	63.8%
Carpooled	103	17.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	13.9%
Other means	22	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	13.5%
15 to 29 min	170	34.3%
30 to 44 min	83	16.8%
45 to 59 min	56	11.3%
60+ min	119	24.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 28.8% (419 of 1,456)

	Count	Share
Family households	326	66.1%
Nonfamily households	167	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	493	93.5%
Vacant	34	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	270	54.8%
Renter-occupied	223	45.2%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other18.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	3.8%
5 to 19 units	54	10.2%
20 or more units	44	8.3%
Mobile home & other	99	18.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2237410
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.3261, -92.4956