Boyce

Population: 1,295
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $83,600

Located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Boyce is a community with a population of 1,295. The median household income of $36,250 is below the Rapides Parish median ($55,946).

From 2019 to 2023, Boyce's population grew 24.4% from 1,041 to 1,295, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $56,600 to $83,600.

The typical home was built around 1964. 32.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,295
Median age: 22.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $83,600
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 454
Homeownership rate: 40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0411,295

Median household income

$23,920$36,250

Median home value

$56,600$83,600

Median gross rent

$684$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,041	$23,920	$56,600	$684
2020	1,236	$24,853	$53,500	$683
2021	1,466	$25,469	$61,200	$753
2022	1,324	$31,184	$74,400	$844
2023	1,295	$36,250	$83,600	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 518.4%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 2419.7%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	238	18.4%
5 to 17	273	21.1%
18 to 24	255	19.7%
25 to 34	100	7.7%
35 to 44	114	8.8%
45 to 54	97	7.5%
55 to 64	119	9.2%
65 to 74	47	3.6%
75 and over	52	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	483	37.3%
Black or African American	810	62.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
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 diploma24.2%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree4.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	24.2%
High school graduate	190	35.9%
Some college or associate's	181	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled22.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	73.9%
Carpooled	109	22.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	11	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	24.3%
15 to 29 min	267	54.9%
30 to 44 min	101	20.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.73
Poverty rate: 32.4% (419 of 1,295)

	Count	Share
Family households	232	66.9%
Nonfamily households	115	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	347	76.4%
Vacant	107	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	40.9%
Renter-occupied	205	59.1%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	264	58.1%
1-unit, attached	7	1.5%
2 to 4 units	82	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	22.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2209165
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 31.3899, -92.6704