Vinton

Population: 3,245
Median household income: $41,063
Median home value: $108,900

Vinton, a community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, has 3,245 residents. At $41,063, its median household income sits below Calcasieu Parish's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Vinton's population declined 1.6% from 3,298 to 3,245, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $88,700 to $108,900.

The median resident is 33.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,245
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,063
Median home value: $108,900
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 1,268
Homeownership rate: 40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2983,245

Median household income

$45,603$41,063

Median home value

$88,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$646$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,298	$45,603	$88,700	$646
2020	3,296	$45,057	$94,900	$758
2021	3,364	$37,125	$107,700	$813
2022	3,314	$40,859	$111,300	$843
2023	3,245	$41,063	$108,900	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	241	7.4%
5 to 17	908	28.0%
18 to 24	181	5.6%
25 to 34	497	15.3%
35 to 44	518	16.0%
45 to 54	247	7.6%
55 to 64	369	11.4%
65 to 74	212	6.5%
75 and over	72	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,055	63.3%
Black or African American	381	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	20	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	665	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	307	16.0%
High school graduate	976	51.0%
Some college or associate's	395	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	169	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	68	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means11.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	882	76.0%
Carpooled	131	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	19	1.6%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	128	11.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	287	24.7%
15 to 29 min	559	48.2%
30 to 44 min	103	8.9%
45 to 59 min	84	7.2%
60+ min	127	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.42
Poverty rate: 38.8% (1,260 of 3,245)

	Count	Share
Family households	611	65.1%
Nonfamily households	328	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	939	74.1%
Vacant	329	25.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	379	40.4%
Renter-occupied	560	59.6%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	995	78.5%
1-unit, attached	24	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9	0.7%
5 to 19 units	7	0.6%
20 or more units	8	0.6%
Mobile home & other	225	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2278820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.1954, -93.5822