Converse

Population: 406
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $75,000

Converse is a community in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, home to 406 residents. Its median household income of $64,750 runs above the Sabine Parish figure of $52,047.

Between 2019 and 2023, Converse's population grew 26.5% from 321 to 406, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $55,000 to $75,000.

41.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 406
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $75,000
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 208
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

321406

Median household income

$43,750$64,750

Median home value

$55,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$433$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	321	$43,750	$55,000	$433
2020	380	$54,375	$55,600	$617
2021	440	$63,125	$63,600	$669
2022	445	$81,250	$76,300	$718
2023	406	$64,750	$75,000	$638

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	5.9%
5 to 17	66	16.3%
18 to 24	46	11.3%
25 to 34	50	12.3%
35 to 44	30	7.4%
45 to 54	55	13.5%
55 to 64	58	14.3%
65 to 74	46	11.3%
75 and over	31	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	285	70.2%
Black or African American	14	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	5.2%
Asian	16	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	21.1%
High school graduate	121	44.8%
Some college or associate's	48	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	39	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132	85.2%
Carpooled	17	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	14.8%
15 to 29 min	54	36.2%
30 to 44 min	35	23.5%
45 to 59 min	26	17.4%
60+ min	12	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 16.0% (65 of 406)

	Count	Share
Family households	102	62.6%
Nonfamily households	61	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	163	78.4%
Vacant	45	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	73.0%
Renter-occupied	44	27.0%

1-unit, detached41.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87	41.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	17	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	103	49.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2217215
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7795, -93.7001