Downsville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

223

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

24.7

27.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.6%

22.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$69,028

37.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$235,400

Population & Diversity

Downsville, LA is home to a population of 223 people, from which 96.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.07% of Downsville, LA residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (187 people) in Downsville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Downsville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Downsville, LA was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Downsville, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
187 ± 150
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 29
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
12 ± 19

2.69%

Hispanic Population

6 people

2.69% of the people in Downsville, LA are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Downsville, 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

8.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

11.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

As of 2024, 8.07% of Downsville, LA residents (18 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 Downsville, LA was 11.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

1 ± 20

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

Economy

The economy of Downsville, LA employs 66 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Downsville, LA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16 people), Manufacturing (15 people), and Retail Trade (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($20,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($20,417).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 90

10%

1 Year growth

± 183%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Downsville, LA grew at a rate of 10%, from 60 employees to 66 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Downsville, LA, are Management Occupations (16 people), Production Occupations (11 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Downsville, 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

2024 Value

± 90

10%

1 Year growth

± 183%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Downsville, LA grew at a rate of 10%, from 60 employees to 66 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Downsville, LA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16 people), Manufacturing (15 people), and Retail Trade (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Downsville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Downsville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,750

Median earning men ± $27,224

$33,750

Median earning women ± $23,103

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($9,464).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Downsville, LA was $235,400 in 2024, which is 0.708 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $280,000 to $235,400, a 15.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Downsville, LA is 69.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Downsville, LA have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Downsville, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$235,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$105,803

$41

Median Property Taxes

±$42

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 Downsville, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.5% of the housing units in Downsville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Downsville, 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.

$69,028

Median Household Income

± $39,546

Number of Households

± 42

In 2024, the median household income of the 59 households in Downsville, LA declined from $69,028 from the previous year's value of $111,071.

The following chart displays the households in Downsville, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Downsville, 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 (74.2%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Downsville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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

27.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Downsville, LA have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Downsville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Downsville, LA (46 out of 223 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 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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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