Ville Platte Population and Demographics

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Ville Platte City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Ville Platte Population: 8145 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 3753 46.08% Female 4392 53.92%       Under 5 years 724 8.89% 5 to 9 years 724 8.89% 10 to 14 years 696 8.55% 15 to 19 years 639 7.85% 20 to 24 years 476 5.84% 25 to 34 years 873 10.72% 35 to 44 years 1061 13.03% 45 to 54 years 875 10.74% 55 to 59 years 352 4.32% 60 to 64 years 341 4.19% 65 to 74 years 697 8.56% 75 to 84 years 493 6.05% 85 years and over 194 2.38%       Median age (years) 34.4       18 years and over 5626 69.07% Male 2485 30.51% Female 3141 38.56% 21 years and over 5260 64.58% 62 years and over 1601 19.66% 65 years and over 1384 16.99% Male 527 6.47% Female 857 10.52%       Race     One race 8112 99.59% White 3301 40.53% Black or African American 4779 58.67% American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.21% Asian 6 0.07% Asian indian 1 0.01% Chinese 0 0% Filipino 1 0.01% Japanese 2 0.02% Korean 0 0% Vietnamese 2 0.02% Other Asian 0 0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 9 0.11% Two or more races 33 0.41%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 8145 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 100 1.23% Mexican 33 0.41% Puerto Rican 20 0.25% Cuban 0 0% Other Hispanic or Latino 47 0.58% Not Hispanic or Latino 8045 98.77% White alone 3258 40%       Relationship     Total Population 8145 100.00% In households 7853 96.41% Householder 3169 38.91% Spouse 1137 13.96% Child 2762 33.91% Own child under 18 years 2150 26.4% Other relatives 546 6.7% Under 18 years 334 4.1% Nonrelatives 239 2.93% Unmarried partner 164 2.01% In group quarters 292 3.59% Institutionalized population 244 3% Non-Institutionalized population 48 0.59%       Households by Type     Total Households 3169 100.0 % Family households (families) 2046 64.56% With own children under 18 years 1032 32.57% Married-couple family 1137 35.88% With own children under 18 years 458 14.45% Female householder, no husband present 777 24.52% With own children under 18 years 517 16.31% Non Family households 1123 35.44% Householder living alone 1045 32.98% Householder 65 years and over 518 16.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1176 37.11% Households with individuals 65 years and over 967 30.51%       Average Household size 2.48 Average family size 3.17       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 3513 100.00% Occupied housing units 3169 90.21% Vacant housing units 344 9.79% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 0.46% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 3169 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1667 52.6% Renter-occupied housing units. 1502 47.4%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.37 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.6

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