Mansura

Population: 1,254
Median household income: $20,938
Median home value: $103,600

Located in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Mansura is a community with a population of 1,254. At $20,938, its median household income sits below Avoyelles Parish's $39,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mansura's population declined 15.1% from 1,477 to 1,254, while its median home value fell 2.1% from $105,800 to $103,600.

67.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,254
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $20,938
Median home value: $103,600
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 614
Homeownership rate: 43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 29.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4771,254

Median household income

$17,316$20,938

Median home value

$105,800$103,600

Median gross rent

$458$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,477	$17,316	$105,800	$458
2020	1,529	$20,683	$68,900	$492
2021	1,098	$18,798	$76,900	$545
2022	1,376	$21,173	$84,900	$668
2023	1,254	$20,938	$103,600	$659

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	5.0%
5 to 17	176	14.0%
18 to 24	153	12.2%
25 to 34	63	5.0%
35 to 44	161	12.8%
45 to 54	116	9.3%
55 to 64	182	14.5%
65 to 74	182	14.5%
75 and over	158	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	401	32.0%
Black or African American	706	56.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	1.0%
Two or more races	89	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	31.0%
High school graduate	308	35.7%
Some college or associate's	221	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	55	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit3.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means17.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	222	71.2%
Carpooled	24	7.7%
Public transit	12	3.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	54	17.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	50.3%
15 to 29 min	30	9.6%
30 to 44 min	12	3.8%
45 to 59 min	69	22.1%
60+ min	44	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 49.1% (553 of 1,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	255	51.6%
Nonfamily households	239	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	494	80.5%
Vacant	120	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214	43.3%
Renter-occupied	280	56.7%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	67.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	99	16.1%
5 to 19 units	32	5.2%
20 or more units	33	5.4%
Mobile home & other	35	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2248400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.0673, -92.0528