Ball

Population: 3,900
Median household income: $72,713
Median home value: $176,400

Ball, a community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, has 3,900 residents. At $72,713, its median household income sits above Rapides Parish's $55,946.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ball's population declined 1.8% from 3,971 to 3,900, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $139,300 to $176,400.

The median gross rent is $1,055. 19.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,900
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,713
Median home value: $176,400
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 1,432
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9713,900

Median household income

$54,577$72,713

Median home value

$139,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$793$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,971	$54,577	$139,300	$793
2020	3,972	$62,420	$158,600	$829
2021	3,954	$67,437	$162,800	$876
2022	3,926	$76,198	$177,500	$966
2023	3,900	$72,713	$176,400	$1,055

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3422.0%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	299	7.7%
5 to 17	669	17.2%
18 to 24	510	13.1%
25 to 34	858	22.0%
35 to 44	569	14.6%
45 to 54	239	6.1%
55 to 64	306	7.8%
65 to 74	256	6.6%
75 and over	194	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,271	83.9%
Black or African American	204	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	66	1.7%
Two or more races	121	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	227	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	9.0%
High school graduate	1,095	45.2%
Some college or associate's	630	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	286	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	194	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked17.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,019	62.4%
Carpooled	170	10.4%
Public transit	24	1.5%
Walked	278	17.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	4.9%
Other means	61	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	635	40.9%
15 to 29 min	610	39.3%
30 to 44 min	197	12.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	110	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 13.2% (503 of 3,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	841	63.0%
Nonfamily households	493	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,334	93.2%
Vacant	98	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,138	85.3%
Renter-occupied	196	14.7%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,050	73.3%
1-unit, attached	61	4.3%
2 to 4 units	9	0.6%
5 to 19 units	19	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	293	20.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2204055
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.4187, -92.4084