Basile, LA Demographic Data
Basile, LA Summary
Basile is located in Acadia Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,979
- Area: 1.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.16 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,706.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 42.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Basile, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
793
43%
50.8
Male
1,040
57%
49.2
Total Population
1,833
323,128,000
Basile, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
161
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
178
9.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
116
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
105
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
106
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
463
25.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
124
6.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
168
9.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
134
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
112
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
101
5.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
58
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,305
71.2%
77.2
Female
536
41.1%
51.3
Male
769
58.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,267
69.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
266
14.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
166
9.1%
15.2
Female
84
50.6%
55.8
Male
82
49.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Basile, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,699
92.7%
96.8
White
1,004
54.8%
72.6
Black or African American
496
27.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.3%
0.8
Asian
6
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
188
10.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
134
7.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
253
13.8%
17.8
Mexican
63
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
190
10.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,580
86.2%
82.2
Basile, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
278
23.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
218
18.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
395
33.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
177
15.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
21
1.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
69
5.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
9
0.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
496
42.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
671
57.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
78
6.7%
31.2
Basile, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
531
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
479
34.8%
47.5
Divorced
196
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
92
6.7%
2.0
Widowed
80
5.8
5.8%
Basile, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,199
71.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
473
28.3%
21.6%
Spanish
258
15.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
203
12.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.7%
1.1%
Basile, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
94
17.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
44
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
115
21.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
37
7.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
72
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
63
12.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
51
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
3.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
29
5.5%
6.4
Median household income
29,306
57,617
Per capita income
18,439
31,128
Basile, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
67
12.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
126
23.6%
9.8
Construction
66
12.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
89
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
28
5.3%
6.6
Information
9
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
21
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
31
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
1.3%
11.4
Public administration
54
10.1%
4.6
Retail trade
35
6.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
88
16.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
68
12.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
49
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
131
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
197
37.0%
18.1%
Basile, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
496
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
344
69.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
48
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
52
10.5%
2.7
Other means
16
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
36
7.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
Basile, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
66
12.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
268
51.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
164
31.2%
37.1
3 or more
27
5.1%
21.0
Basile, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
525
76.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
308
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
217
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
162
23.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Basile, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
687
1 room
18
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
19
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
33
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
156
22.7%
16.5
5 rooms
258
37.6%
19.8
6 rooms
79
11.5%
17.8
7 rooms
55
8.0%
12.0
8 rooms
36
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
33
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Basile, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
687
1-unit, detached
577
84.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
41
6.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
69
10.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Basile, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
99
14.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
53
7.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
150
21.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
74
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
62
9.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
72
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
118
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
51
7.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.3%
1.4%
Basile, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
170
32.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
346
65.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
6
1.1%
1.1
Basile, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
144
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
7
4.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
7.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
15
10.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
111
77.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
91
63.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
9.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
4.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
34
23.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Basile, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
160
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
62
38.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
98
61.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
57
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
604
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
52
35.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
4.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
3.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
57
38.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
69
0.0%
0.0%
Basile, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
308
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
146
47.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
107
34.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
9.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4
1.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
53,800
205,000
