Urania

Population: 1,186
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $104,000

Located in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, Urania is a community with a population of 1,186. Its median household income of $67,500 runs in line with the LaSalle Parish figure of $67,077.

From 2019 to 2023, Urania's population declined 10.2% from 1,321 to 1,186, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $75,700 to $104,000.

6.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,186
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $104,000
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 238
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3211,186

Median household income

$46,250$67,500

Median home value

$75,700$104,000

Median gross rent

$850$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,321	$46,250	$75,700	—
2020	1,471	$12,358	$47,300	—
2021	1,338	$28,333	$77,800	$850
2022	1,219	$54,375	$84,100	$1,075
2023	1,186	$67,500	$104,000	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4430.8%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	2.4%
5 to 17	121	10.2%
18 to 24	103	8.7%
25 to 34	208	17.5%
35 to 44	365	30.8%
45 to 54	117	9.9%
55 to 64	135	11.4%
65 to 74	67	5.6%
75 and over	42	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	673	56.7%
Black or African American	391	33.0%
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	35	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.4%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	340	36.4%
High school graduate	351	37.6%
Some college or associate's	184	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	36	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 48 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	144	80.0%
Carpooled	22	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.7%
Other means	7	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	41.2%
15 to 29 min	31	17.5%
30 to 44 min	13	7.3%
45 to 59 min	27	15.3%
60+ min	33	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 11.6% (61 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	114	60.6%
Nonfamily households	74	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	188	79.0%
Vacant	50	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	164	87.2%
Renter-occupied	24	12.8%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	190	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	20.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2277490
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.8634, -92.2913