Pine Prairie

Population: 1,242
Median household income: $32,917
Median home value: $153,700

Located in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, Pine Prairie is a community with a population of 1,242. Its median household income of $32,917 runs below the Evangeline Parish figure of $42,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pine Prairie's population declined 6.7% from 1,331 to 1,242, while its median home value rose 60.6% from $95,700 to $153,700.

The typical home was built around 1979. 32.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,242
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,917
Median home value: $153,700
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 433
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3311,242

Median household income

$36,500$32,917

Median home value

$95,700$153,700

Median gross rent

$644$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,331	$36,500	$95,700	$644
2020	1,589	$36,847	$158,800	$644
2021	1,516	$34,297	$133,900	$667
2022	1,414	$32,244	$155,300	$701
2023	1,242	$32,917	$153,700	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	3.0%
5 to 17	171	13.8%
18 to 24	90	7.2%
25 to 34	228	18.4%
35 to 44	166	13.4%
45 to 54	102	8.2%
55 to 64	155	12.5%
65 to 74	124	10.0%
75 and over	169	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	902	72.6%
Black or African American	57	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.6%
Two or more races	74	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.1%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	28.1%
High school graduate	411	43.5%
Some college or associate's	172	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	72	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	223	87.5%
Carpooled	32	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	18.0%
15 to 29 min	117	45.9%
30 to 44 min	32	12.5%
45 to 59 min	54	21.2%
60+ min	6	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 32.8% (291 of 886)

	Count	Share
Family households	255	66.4%
Nonfamily households	129	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	384	88.7%
Vacant	49	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	59.1%
Renter-occupied	157	40.9%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	321	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	45	10.4%
5 to 19 units	7	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	13.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2260495
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.7820, -92.4220