Bonita

Population: 231
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $60,600

Bonita is a community in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, home to 231 residents. Its median household income of $28,750 runs below the Morehouse Parish figure of $36,981.

From 2019 to 2023, Bonita's population declined 6.9% from 248 to 231, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $46,800 to $60,600.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 68.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 231
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $60,600
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 124
Homeownership rate: 41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

248231

Median household income

$31,154$28,750

Median home value

$46,800$60,600

Median gross rent

$575$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	248	$31,154	$46,800	$575
2020	190	—	—	$618
2021	325	$28,750	$49,200	$643
2022	218	$23,833	$51,300	$640
2023	231	$28,750	$60,600	$707

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 2420.3%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6425.5%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.7%
5 to 17	17	7.4%
18 to 24	47	20.3%
25 to 34	25	10.8%
35 to 44	14	6.1%
45 to 54	21	9.1%
55 to 64	59	25.5%
65 to 74	29	12.6%
75 and over	15	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75	32.5%
Black or African American	156	67.5%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate63.2%

Some college or associate's8.0%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	25.8%
High school graduate	103	63.2%
Some college or associate's	13	8.0%
Bachelor's degree	5	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95	84.1%
Carpooled	13	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	25.0%
15 to 29 min	24	22.2%
30 to 44 min	31	28.7%
45 to 59 min	10	9.3%
60+ min	16	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 31.9% (72 of 226)

	Count	Share
Family households	49	53.8%
Nonfamily households	42	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	91	73.4%
Vacant	33	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	41.8%
Renter-occupied	53	58.2%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	68.5%
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	39	31.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2208535
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9205, -91.6751