Louisiana · Census place 00100
Abbeville city, LA
Quick answer
Abbeville city has 11,086 residents, ranking #52 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $34,977, the median home is worth $99,900 and median gross rent runs $800 a month.
- Population
- 11,086Abbeville city residents
- Median household income
- $34,977Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $800Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Abbeville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Abbeville city median would spend about 27.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.4% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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