Simmesport

Population: 1,455
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $60,100

Simmesport, a community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, has 1,455 residents. At $26,250, its median household income sits below Avoyelles Parish's $39,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Simmesport's population declined 10.3% from 1,622 to 1,455, while its median home value rose 13.8% from $52,800 to $60,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.6% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,455
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $60,100
Median gross rent: $569
Housing units: 709
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6221,455

Median household income

$17,120$26,250

Median home value

$52,800$60,100

Median gross rent

$427$569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,622	$17,120	$52,800	$427
2020	1,395	$19,875	$49,400	$373
2021	1,247	$20,905	$55,100	$425
2022	1,308	$19,592	$67,500	$400
2023	1,455	$26,250	$60,100	$569

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	3.4%
5 to 17	303	20.8%
18 to 24	145	10.0%
25 to 34	118	8.1%
35 to 44	114	7.8%
45 to 54	176	12.1%
55 to 64	243	16.7%
65 to 74	202	13.9%
75 and over	104	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	678	46.6%
Black or African American	587	40.3%
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	45	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.9%

High school graduate49.4%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	27.9%
High school graduate	473	49.4%
Some college or associate's	176	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	28	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means10.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	374	79.2%
Carpooled	44	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.3%
Other means	48	10.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	44.4%
15 to 29 min	62	13.3%
30 to 44 min	88	18.9%
45 to 59 min	20	4.3%
60+ min	89	19.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 46.6% (648 of 1,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	343	59.5%
Nonfamily households	233	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	576	81.2%
Vacant	133	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	357	62.0%
Renter-occupied	219	38.0%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	452	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	144	20.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	110	15.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2270525
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 30.9811, -91.8143