41.7% of Ville Platte, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.5% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 26.3% of high school graduates and 36.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.0%. For comparison, it was 47.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ville Platte, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ville Platte:
41.7%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ville Platte:
16.4%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ville Platte:
40.4%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 26.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ville Platte:
24.8%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.0%
Residents above poverty level:
47.3%
Poverty by age in Ville Platte, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ville Platte,LA (percentage below poverty level)
76.3%Under 5 years
35.8%5 years
58.9%6 to 11 years
27.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
87.5%16 and 17 years
26.0%18 to 24 years
44.0%25 to 34 years
19.3%35 to 44 years
25.9%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
20.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ville Platte,LA (percentage below poverty level)
61.5%Under 5 years
70.2%6 to 11 years
57.8%12 to 14 years
48.5%15 years
54.8%16 and 17 years
80.9%18 to 24 years
52.2%25 to 34 years
32.5%35 to 44 years
51.0%45 to 54 years
40.9%55 to 64 years
48.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ville Platte,LA (% below half of poverty level)
26.7%Under 6 years
8.8%6 to 11 years
23.2%12 to 17 years
38.7%18 to 24 years
18.1%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
23.9%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
4.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ville Platte, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ville Platte, LA (%)
29.0%White
49.0%Black
100.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
1.0%2+ races
33.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ville Platte, LA (absolute numbers)
459White
2,079Black
12Asian
22Native Hawaiian
41.6%Below poverty level
58.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ville Platte, LA
Children below poverty level:
Ville Platte, Louisiana:
63.3%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ville Platte:
26.3%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ville Platte:
36.0%
Louisiana:
33.4%
16.6%Married-couple family
10.3%Male, no wife present
73.1%Female, no husband present
23.2%Worked full-time, year-round
29.0%Worked part-time
47.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
13.6%One full-time, other didn't work
13.6%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
72.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
21.4%1980 to 1989
25.9%1970 to 1979
15.5%1960 to 1969
13.9%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
8.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
11.7%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
21.8%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
11.2%1940 to 1949
5.9%1939 or earlier
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