Lecompte

Population: 620
Median household income: $35,536
Median home value: $77,100

Lecompte, a community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, has 620 residents. Its median household income of $35,536 runs below the Rapides Parish figure of $55,946.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lecompte's population declined 35.5% from 961 to 620, while its median home value fell 10.6% from $86,200 to $77,100.

Owners occupy 66.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 620
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $35,536
Median home value: $77,100
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 492
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

961620

Median household income

$30,833$35,536

Median home value

$86,200$77,100

Median gross rent

$613$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	961	$30,833	$86,200	$613
2020	811	$32,500	$102,200	$639
2021	804	$36,940	$85,700	$599
2022	705	$38,578	$82,200	$639
2023	620	$35,536	$77,100	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	3.9%
5 to 17	115	18.5%
18 to 24	31	5.0%
25 to 34	102	16.5%
35 to 44	53	8.5%
45 to 54	101	16.3%
55 to 64	82	13.2%
65 to 74	100	16.1%
75 and over	12	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	101	16.3%
Black or African American	345	55.6%
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	33	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	15.3%
High school graduate	149	33.1%
Some college or associate's	180	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	52	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means10.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	61.9%
Carpooled	42	17.6%
Public transit	5	2.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	8.4%
Other means	24	10.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	19.2%
15 to 29 min	61	27.9%
30 to 44 min	86	39.3%
45 to 59 min	18	8.2%
60+ min	12	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 34.5% (213 of 618)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	46.6%
Nonfamily households	142	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	266	54.1%
Vacant	226	45.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	66.9%
Renter-occupied	88	33.1%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	357	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	105	21.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2242800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.0882, -92.3999