Abbeville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

11,003

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

6.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32.4%

2.95% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$33,015

5.61% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$97,300

Population & Diversity

Abbeville, LA is home to a population of 11k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.65% of Abbeville, LA residents were born outside of the country (622 people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.75k people) in Abbeville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.61k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 534 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Abbeville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Abbeville, LA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Abbeville, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.75k ± 584
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.61k ± 630
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
534 ± 311

4.84%

Hispanic Population

532 people

4.84% of the people in Abbeville, LA are hispanic (532 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Abbeville, 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
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

5.65%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

622 people

5.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

638 people

As of 2024, 5.65% of Abbeville, LA residents (622 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Abbeville, LA was 5.76%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
196 ± 163
Gulf War (2001-)
138 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
95 ± 92

Abbeville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Abbeville, LA.

Economy

The economy of Abbeville, LA employs 4.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Abbeville, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,312 people), Retail Trade (801 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (357 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,449), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,947), and Information ($43,634).

Employment

Occupations

4.71k

2024 Value

± 665

−0.36%

1 Year decline

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Abbeville, LA declined at a rate of −0.36%, from 4.72k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Abbeville, LA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (775 people), Sales & Related Occupations (696 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (353 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Abbeville, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.71k

2024 Value

± 665

−0.36%

1 Year decline

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Abbeville, LA declined at a rate of −0.36%, from 4.72k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Abbeville, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,312 people), Retail Trade (801 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (357 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Abbeville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Abbeville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,365

Median earning men ± $10,075

$24,476

Median earning women ± $988

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,927), Information ($43,488), and Construction ($42,538).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($65,577), Public Administration ($44,432), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,167).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Abbeville, LA was $97,300 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,900 to $97,300, a 2.6% decrease. The homeownership rate in Abbeville, LA is 49.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Abbeville, LA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Abbeville, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$97,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,369

$2,302

Median Property Taxes

±$378

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 Abbeville, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

49.5%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.5% of the housing units in Abbeville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$33,015

Median Household Income

± $12,166

4.65k

Number of Households

± 566

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.65k households in Abbeville, LA declined from $33,015 from the previous year's value of $34,977.

The following chart displays the households in Abbeville, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Walked (8.58%)
Carpooled (7.33%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Abbeville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.58%) and those who carpooled to work (7.33%).

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

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Abbeville, LA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.04% of the workforce in Abbeville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Abbeville, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Abbeville, LA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Abbeville, LA (3.5k out of 10.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Abbeville, 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

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

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

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