Basile

Population: 2,096
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $92,100

Basile, a community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, has 2,096 residents. Its median household income of $49,167 runs above the Evangeline Parish figure of $42,273.

From 2019 to 2023, Basile's population grew 5.5% from 1,987 to 2,096, while its median home value rose 69.6% from $54,300 to $92,100.

The typical home was built around 1972. 20.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,096
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $92,100
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 647
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 20.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9872,096

Median household income

$26,354$49,167

Median home value

$54,300$92,100

Median gross rent

$570$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,987	$26,354	$54,300	$570
2020	2,132	$26,853	$56,000	$577
2021	2,073	$28,750	$59,600	$621
2022	2,353	$38,500	$64,700	$815
2023	2,096	$49,167	$92,100	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 743.2%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	9.5%
5 to 17	464	22.1%
18 to 24	240	11.5%
25 to 34	431	20.6%
35 to 44	291	13.9%
45 to 54	162	7.7%
55 to 64	154	7.3%
65 to 74	67	3.2%
75 and over	88	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,146	54.7%
Black or African American	440	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.8%
Asian	28	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.5%
Two or more races	168	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.6%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	305	25.6%
High school graduate	511	42.8%
Some college or associate's	321	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	54	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone91.3%

Carpooled1.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	411	91.3%
Carpooled	6	1.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.0%
Other means	6	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	24.1%
15 to 29 min	128	30.3%
30 to 44 min	151	35.7%
45 to 59 min	22	5.2%
60+ min	20	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.24
Poverty rate: 20.6% (334 of 1,620)

	Count	Share
Family households	372	74.4%
Nonfamily households	128	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	500	77.3%
Vacant	147	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	307	61.4%
Renter-occupied	193	38.6%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	565	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	80	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2204580
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4855, -92.6010