Ville Platte, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,282 (Urban population: 8,261 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 21 (all nonfarm))

Ville Platte, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,540 (3,200 occupied: 1,660 owner occupied, 1,540 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1158 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $226 (lower quartile is $150, upper quartile is $326)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $324

Median gross rent in Ville Platte, LA in 2007: $372

Housing units in Ville Platte with a mortgage: 575 (18 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 948

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,153 (it was $46,200 in 2000)

Ville Platte:	$77,153
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,782 - $120,515

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $97,532
Here: $97,532
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $47,924
Here: $47,924
State: $167,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,721
Here: $61,721
State: $189,844

Mobile homes: $12,538
Here: $12,538
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,931

In family households: 6,805 (1,242 male householders, 870 female householders)
1,153 spouses, 2,819 children (2,666 natural, 32 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 242 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 179 other relatives, 161 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,126 (497 male householders (480 living alone)), 597 female householders (580 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 295 (253 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 872 2-persons, 485 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 214 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,060 1-person, 34 2-persons.

931 married couples with children.
1,219 single-parent households (116 men, 1,103 women).

69.8% of residents of Ville Platte speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).
29.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 15 (0.2%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ville Platte, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 88 3 rooms: 162 4 rooms: 261 5 rooms: 452 6 rooms: 366 7 rooms: 169 8 rooms: 121 9 or more rooms: 41

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ville Platte, Louisiana:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 274 3 rooms: 189 4 rooms: 435 5 rooms: 387 6 rooms: 182 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 81
1990 to 1994: 145
1980 to 1989: 580
1970 to 1979: 795
1960 to 1969: 739
1950 to 1959: 575
1940 to 1949: 334
1939 or earlier: 280

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ville Platte:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 515 3 bedrooms: 825 4 bedrooms: 188 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ville Platte:
	no bedroom: 89 1 bedroom: 328 2 bedrooms: 604 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ville Platte in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 160 1 vehicle: 644 2 vehicles: 705 3 vehicles: 98 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Ville Platte in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 691 1 vehicle: 646 2 vehicles: 167 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ville Platte, LA:

Less than $10,000: 77
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 37
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 58
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $49,999: 82
$50,000 to $59,999: 174
$60,000 to $69,999: 182
$70,000 to $79,999: 130
$80,000 to $89,999: 99
$90,000 to $99,999: 90
$100,000 to $124,999: 190
$125,000 to $149,999: 108
$150,000 to $174,999: 87
$175,000 to $199,999: 77
$200,000 to $249,999: 80
$250,000 to $299,999: 29
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Ville Platte rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ville Platte:

Less than $100: 187 people
$100 to $149: 142
$150 to $199: 258
$200 to $249: 232
$250 to $299: 203
$300 to $349: 165
$350 to $399: 104
$400 to $449: 59
$450 to $499: 38
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 130

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Ville Platte, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.5%
Number of people working at home: 31 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 255
5 to 9 minutes: 470
10 to 14 minutes: 303
15 to 19 minutes: 255
20 to 24 minutes: 108
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 195
35 to 39 minutes: 45
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 70
60 to 89 minutes: 48
90 or more minutes: 91

Ville Platte mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,562 (82%)
Carpooled: 205 (11%)
Walked: 54 (3%)
Other means: 53 (3%)
Worked at home: 31 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1345
$10,000 to $14,999: 373
$15,000 to $19,999: 265
$20,000 to $24,999: 226
$25,000 to $29,999: 200
$30,000 to $34,999: 168
$35,000 to $39,999: 91
$40,000 to $44,999: 75
$45,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $74,999: 74
$75,000 to $99,999: 102
$100,000 to $124,999: 58
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 27
$200,000 or more: 14

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4348

French (except Basque): 1019

United States or American: 599

French Canadian: 441

English: 94

Acadian/Cajun: 57

German: 35

Irish: 34

Subsaharan African:: 31

African: 31

Belgian: 14

Scotch-Irish: 10

Italian: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Scottish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other Western Europe (53%)
Philippines (47%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7909
Northeast: 77
Midwest: 46
South: 163
West: 12

60% of Ville Platte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 132
Nursery to 4th grade: 114
5th and 6th grade: 95
7th and 8th grade: 272
9th grade: 153
10th grade: 97
11th grade: 98
12th grade, no diploma: 136
High school graduate (or equivalency): 574
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 41
Bachelor's degree: 197
Master's degree: 85
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 148
Nursery to 4th grade: 108
5th and 6th grade: 120
7th and 8th grade: 341
9th grade: 208
10th grade: 155
11th grade: 166
12th grade, no diploma: 126
High school graduate (or equivalency): 735
Less than 1 year of college: 67
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 159
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 235
Master's degree: 39
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 29.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,281
Black householders: $9,080
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,883
Some other race householders: $24,294
Two or more races householders: $11,138
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $13,569

Ville Platte household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ville Platte household income for Black householders

Ville Platte household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Ville Platte household income for Two or more races householders

Ville Platte household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ville Platte marital status for males

Ville Platte marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,586
Black or African American householders: $64,463
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $49,083
Some other race householders: $44,993
Hispanic or Latino householders: $61,354

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,965
One, attached: 48
Two: 130
3 or 4: 97
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 14
50 or more: 95
Mobile homes: 137

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,443

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ville Platte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 118

Here:	9.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56

Here:	11.3%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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