Eunice, LA

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2023 Population

9,261

1.9% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.9

9.58% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

32.9%

6.78% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$36,356

3.89% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$120,600

0.822% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,426

4.22% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Eunice, LA had a population of 9.26k people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $36,356. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Eunice, LA declined from 9,440 to 9,261, a −1.9% decrease and its median household income declined from $37,828 to $36,356, a −3.89% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Eunice, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (37.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.69%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.11%), and White (Hispanic) (0.454%).

None of the households in Eunice, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Eunice, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Eunice, LA are Louisiana State University-Eunice (382 degrees awarded in 2022) and Louisiana Academy of Beauty (16 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Eunice, LA was $120,600, and the homeownership rate was 51.2%.

Most people in Eunice, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Eunice, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Eunice, LA is home to a population of 9.26k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.885% of Eunice, LA residents were born outside of the country (82 people).

In 2023, there were 1.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.99k people) in Eunice, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.45k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 620 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Eunice, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Eunice, LA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Eunice, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eunice, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.99k ± 455
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.45k ± 514
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
620 ± 276

1.95%

Hispanic Population

181 people

1.95% of the people in Eunice, LA are hispanic (181 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Eunice, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

0.885%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

1.58%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

As of 2023, 0.885% of Eunice, LA residents (82 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Eunice, LA was 1.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Eunice, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
102 ± 70
Vietnam
73 ± 55
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 38

Eunice, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Eunice, LA employs 3.43k people. The largest industries in Eunice, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (775 people), Educational Services (368 people), and Retail Trade (351 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,688), Finance & Insurance ($74,688), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($69,415).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.43k

2023 Value

± 454

−4.22%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Eunice, LA declined at a rate of −4.22%, from 3.58k employees to 3.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eunice, LA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (431 people), Sales & Related Occupations (314 people), and Management Occupations (307 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eunice, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.43k

2023 Value

± 454

−4.22%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Eunice, LA declined at a rate of −4.22%, from 3.58k employees to 3.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eunice, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (775 people), Educational Services (368 people), and Retail Trade (351 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eunice, LA, though some of these residents may live in Eunice, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,280

Median earning men ± $10,597

$21,330

Median earning women ± $4,398

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,815), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($83,713), and Wholesale Trade ($77,733).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,125), Public Administration ($52,292), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,590).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Eunice, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Eunice, LA awarded 398 degrees. The student population of Eunice, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 767 male students and 2,298 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Eunice, LA are White (323 and 81.4%), followed by Black or African American (47 and 11.8%), Two or More Races (11 and 2.77%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 1.76%).

The largest universities in Eunice, LA by number of degrees awarded are Louisiana State University-Eunice (382 and 96%) and Louisiana Academy of Beauty (16 and 4.02%).

The most popular majors in Eunice, LA are General Studies (103 and 25.9%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (61 and 15.3%), and Registered Nursing (51 and 12.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,065 students enrolled in Eunice, LA, 25% men and 75% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,045 records, of which 74.7% were women and 25.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
103 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
61 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
51 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Eunice, LA was General Studies with 103 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Eunice, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Louisiana State University-Eunice
382 degrees awarded
Louisiana Academy of Beauty
16 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Louisiana State University-Eunice with 382 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 111 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Eunice, LA, which is 0.387 times less than the 287 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 323 degrees mean that there were 6.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 47 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,868) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,862) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eunice, LA was $120,600 in 2023, which is 0.397 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $121,600 to $120,600, a 0.822% decrease. The homeownership rate in Eunice, LA is 51.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Eunice, LA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eunice, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Eunice, LA is $36,356. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Eunice, LA was Census Tract 9608 with a value of $55,777, followed by Census Tract 9611 and Census Tract 9610, with respective values of $42,202 and $26,775.

Housing

Property

$120,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,899

$2,031

Median Property Taxes

±$311

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Eunice, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Eunice, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

51.2%

Homeownership

2023

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 51.2% of the housing units in Eunice, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eunice, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9608
Census Tract 9611
Census Tract 9610

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Eunice, LA was Census Tract 9608 with a value of $55,777, followed by Census Tract 9611 and Census Tract 9610, with respective values of $42,202 and $26,775.

The following map shows all of the places in Eunice, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,356

Median Household Income

± $6,515

3.97k

Number of Households

± 452

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.97k households in Eunice, LA declined from $36,356 from the previous year's value of $37,828.

The following chart displays the households in Eunice, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eunice, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (3.4%)

In 2023, 79.5% of workers in Eunice, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (3.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eunice, LA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.6% of the workforce in Eunice, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Eunice, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Eunice, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eunice, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eunice, LA (3k out of 9.11k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eunice, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.3% of the population of Eunice, LA has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 40% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.263% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Landry Parish, LA see 1508 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.86% increase from the previous year (1466 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 434 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for St. Landry Parish, LA.

1,508 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Landry Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Landry Parish, LA see an average of 1,508 patients per year. This represents a 2.86% increase from the previous year (1,466 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Landry Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.69%

Uninsured

28.3%

Employer Coverage

40%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

0.263%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eunice, LA declined by 9.2% from 8.47% to 7.69%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Eunice, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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