Bunkie

Population: 3,299
Median household income: $21,634
Median home value: $84,200

Bunkie is a community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, home to 3,299 residents. Its median household income of $21,634 runs below the Avoyelles Parish figure of $39,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Bunkie's population declined 16.3% from 3,943 to 3,299, while its median home value fell 6.2% from $89,800 to $84,200.

The median resident is 42.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,299
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $21,634
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 1,993
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9433,299

Median household income

$28,465$21,634

Median home value

$89,800$84,200

Median gross rent

$909$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,943	$28,465	$89,800	$909
2020	3,903	$24,129	$83,600	$927
2021	3,415	$21,198	$75,300	$783
2022	3,362	$21,888	$91,000	$819
2023	3,299	$21,634	$84,200	$819

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187	5.7%
5 to 17	749	22.7%
18 to 24	327	9.9%
25 to 34	197	6.0%
35 to 44	280	8.5%
45 to 54	312	9.5%
55 to 64	401	12.2%
65 to 74	395	12.0%
75 and over	451	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	872	26.4%
Black or African American	2,189	66.4%
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	182	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.5%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree1.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	581	28.5%
High school graduate	773	38.0%
Some college or associate's	440	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	37	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	205	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means10.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	799	80.1%
Carpooled	17	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	71	7.1%
Bicycle	11	1.1%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	100	10.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	378	37.9%
15 to 29 min	219	21.9%
30 to 44 min	189	18.9%
45 to 59 min	142	14.2%
60+ min	70	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 50.6% (1,629 of 3,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	660	44.2%
Nonfamily households	833	55.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,493	74.9%
Vacant	500	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	712	47.7%
Renter-occupied	781	52.3%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,558	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	219	11.0%
5 to 19 units	23	1.2%
20 or more units	142	7.1%
Mobile home & other	51	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2210950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.9537, -92.1881