What is the population of Abbeville city?

Abbeville city has 11,086 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in Abbeville city?

Median household income in Abbeville city is $34,977 a year, 55.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Abbeville city?

Median gross rent is $800 a month and the median home value is $99,900, so rent absorbs about 27.4% of median household income.

Is Abbeville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Abbeville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

Louisiana · Census place 00100

Abbeville, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Abbeville, Louisiana (Abbeville, LA — Census place “Abbeville city”) is 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. Looking for the Abbeville Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Abbeville, LA: 70510.

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

Abbeville ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Abbeville.

The Abbeville LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

70510

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

Abbeville city, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Abbeville city is a mid-size town in Louisiana, with 11,086 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #52 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 31.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Abbeville city earn a median of $34,977 a year, 55.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 33.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Abbeville city is valued at $99,900, 67.1% below the national figure and 42% below the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $800 a month, 43.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,600 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 48.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Louisiana.

More Louisiana coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Abbeville city?: Abbeville city has 11,086 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Abbeville city?: Median household income in Abbeville city is $34,977 a year, 55.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Abbeville city?: Median gross rent is $800 a month and the median home value is $99,900, so rent absorbs about 27.4% of median household income.
Is Abbeville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Abbeville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Abbeville city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.