Ville Platte

Ville Platte Population and Demographics

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Ville Platte Population: 8145 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 3753 46.08%
Female 4392 53.92%

Under 5 years 724 8.89%
5 to 9 years 724 8.89%
10 to 14 years 696 8.55%
15 to 19 years 639 7.85%
20 to 24 years 476 5.84%
25 to 34 years 873 10.72%
35 to 44 years 1061 13.03%
45 to 54 years 875 10.74%
55 to 59 years 352 4.32%
60 to 64 years 341 4.19%
65 to 74 years 697 8.56%
75 to 84 years 493 6.05%
85 years and over 194 2.38%

Median age (years) 34.4

18 years and over 5626 69.07%
Male 2485 30.51%
Female 3141 38.56%
21 years and over 5260 64.58%
62 years and over 1601 19.66%
65 years and over 1384 16.99%
Male 527 6.47%
Female 857 10.52%

Race
One race 8112 99.59%
White 3301 40.53%
Black or African American 4779 58.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.21%
Asian 6 0.07%
Asian indian 1 0.01%
Chinese 0 0%
Filipino 1 0.01%
Japanese 2 0.02%
Korean 0 0%
Vietnamese 2 0.02%
Other Asian 0 0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 9 0.11%
Two or more races 33 0.41%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 8145 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 100 1.23%
Mexican 33 0.41%
Puerto Rican 20 0.25%
Cuban 0 0%
Other Hispanic or Latino 47 0.58%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8045 98.77%
White alone 3258 40%

Relationship
Total Population 8145 100.00%
In households 7853 96.41%
Householder 3169 38.91%
Spouse 1137 13.96%
Child 2762 33.91%
Own child under 18 years 2150 26.4%
Other relatives 546 6.7%
Under 18 years 334 4.1%
Nonrelatives 239 2.93%
Unmarried partner 164 2.01%
In group quarters 292 3.59%
Institutionalized population 244 3%
Non-Institutionalized population 48 0.59%

Households by Type
Total Households 3169 100.0 %
Family households (families) 2046 64.56%
With own children under 18 years 1032 32.57%
Married-couple family 1137 35.88%
With own children under 18 years 458 14.45%
Female householder, no husband present 777 24.52%
With own children under 18 years 517 16.31%
Non Family households 1123 35.44%
Householder living alone 1045 32.98%
Householder 65 years and over 518 16.35%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1176 37.11%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 967 30.51%

Average Household size 2.48
Average family size 3.17

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 3513 100.00%
Occupied housing units 3169 90.21%
Vacant housing units 344 9.79%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 0.46%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 3169 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 1667 52.6%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1502 47.4%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.37
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.6

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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