Plain Dealing

Population: 852
Median household income: $31,298
Median home value: $99,700

Plain Dealing is a community in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, home to 852 residents. At $31,298, its median household income sits below Bossier Parish's $66,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Plain Dealing's population declined 11.1% from 958 to 852, while its median home value rose 14.7% from $86,900 to $99,700.

25.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.04 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 852
Median age: 53.7 yrs
Median household income: $31,298
Median home value: $99,700
Median gross rent: $493
Housing units: 528
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

958852

Median household income

$30,391$31,298

Median home value

$86,900$99,700

Median gross rent

$697$493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	958	$30,391	$86,900	$697
2020	1,003	$32,754	$85,900	$754
2021	850	$31,667	$82,600	$600
2022	853	$36,989	$99,300	$514
2023	852	$31,298	$99,700	$493

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	3.3%
5 to 17	74	8.7%
18 to 24	97	11.4%
25 to 34	91	10.7%
35 to 44	36	4.2%
45 to 54	107	12.6%
55 to 64	190	22.3%
65 to 74	153	18.0%
75 and over	76	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	530	62.2%
Black or African American	316	37.1%
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	2	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	9.2%
High school graduate	289	44.3%
Some college or associate's	204	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	76	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone96.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266	96.4%
Carpooled	6	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	18.1%
15 to 29 min	97	35.1%
30 to 44 min	73	26.4%
45 to 59 min	48	17.4%
60+ min	8	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 25.2% (207 of 822)

	Count	Share
Family households	237	58.8%
Nonfamily households	166	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	403	76.3%
Vacant	125	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254	63.0%
Renter-occupied	149	37.0%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	375	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	20.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2260670
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9070, -93.6992