Ville Platte, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,253

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

18.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.2%

0.612% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$28,361

1.78% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$101,200

Population & Diversity

Ville Platte, LA is home to a population of 6.25k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.864% of Ville Platte, LA residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2024, there were 2.48 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.05k people) in Ville Platte, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.63k White (Non-Hispanic) and 317 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Ville Platte, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ville Platte, LA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ville Platte, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.05k ± 453
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.63k ± 405
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
317 ± 215

3.05%

Hispanic Population

191 people

3.05% of the people in Ville Platte, LA are hispanic (191 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ville Platte, 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

0.864%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

54 people

0.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

As of 2024, 0.864% of Ville Platte, LA residents (54 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 Ville Platte, LA was 0.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
122 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 39

Ville Platte, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Ville Platte, LA employs 1.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ville Platte, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (524 people), Retail Trade (401 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (203 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,125), Transportation & Warehousing ($50,688), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($46,023).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k

2024 Value

± 417

−10.7%

1 Year decline

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ville Platte, LA declined at a rate of −10.7%, from 2.19k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ville Platte, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (319 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (272 people), and Production Occupations (164 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ville Platte, 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

1.96k

2024 Value

± 417

−10.7%

1 Year decline

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ville Platte, LA declined at a rate of −10.7%, from 2.19k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ville Platte, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (524 people), Retail Trade (401 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (203 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ville Platte, LA, though some of these residents may live in Ville Platte, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,250

Median earning men ± $3,619

$12,474

Median earning women ± $4,480

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,909), and Manufacturing ($34,464).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,261), Retail Trade ($20,104), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,542).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ville Platte, LA was $101,200 in 2024, which is 0.304 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,100 to $101,200, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Ville Platte, LA is 43.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ville Platte, LA have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ville Platte, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,440

$1,196

Median Property Taxes

±$264

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

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

Rent vs Own

43.7%

Homeownership

2024

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 43.7% of the housing units in Ville Platte, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 44.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ville Platte, 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.

$28,361

Median Household Income

± $5,418

2.74k

Number of Households

± 460

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.74k households in Ville Platte, LA declined from $28,361 from the previous year's value of $28,874.

The following chart displays the households in Ville Platte, 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 Ville Platte, 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 (73.7%)
Walked (14.7%)
Carpooled (8.6%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Ville Platte, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.6%).

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

18 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ville Platte, LA have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.791% of the workforce in Ville Platte, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ville Platte, LA (1.93k out of 6.18k 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 < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ville Platte, LA is Black, followed by White 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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