Ville Platte

Population: 6,299
Median household income: $28,874
Median home value: $88,100

Located in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, Ville Platte is a community with a population of 6,299. Its median household income of $28,874 runs below the Evangeline Parish figure of $42,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ville Platte's population declined 12.0% from 7,159 to 6,299, while its median home value rose 20.5% from $73,100 to $88,100.

The median resident is 31.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,299
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $28,874
Median home value: $88,100
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 3,260
Homeownership rate: 44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 21.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1596,299

Median household income

$19,616$28,874

Median home value

$73,100$88,100

Median gross rent

$570$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,159	$19,616	$73,100	$570
2020	7,117	$20,147	$67,300	$563
2021	6,488	$21,818	$63,800	$617
2022	6,364	$24,341	$76,000	$677
2023	6,299	$28,874	$88,100	$678

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

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	658	10.4%
5 to 17	1,017	16.1%
18 to 24	833	13.2%
25 to 34	687	10.9%
35 to 44	913	14.5%
45 to 54	510	8.1%
55 to 64	692	11.0%
65 to 74	482	7.7%
75 and over	507	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,569	24.9%
Black or African American	4,193	66.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	345	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	125	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.8%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,282	33.8%
High school graduate	1,545	40.8%
Some college or associate's	540	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	347	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	77	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,595	77.5%
Carpooled	114	5.5%
Public transit	29	1.4%
Walked	216	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	3.3%
Other means	38	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,200	60.2%
15 to 29 min	257	12.9%
30 to 44 min	263	13.2%
45 to 59 min	176	8.8%
60+ min	96	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 31.0% (1,926 of 6,216)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,486	57.7%
Nonfamily households	1,091	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,577	79.0%
Vacant	683	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,151	44.7%
Renter-occupied	1,426	55.3%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,402	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	245	7.5%
5 to 19 units	112	3.4%
20 or more units	260	8.0%
Mobile home & other	241	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2278715
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.6899, -92.2742