Amelia is a city of 1,712 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The foreign-born share is 33%. The typical home is worth $87,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $583 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,472, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Amelia
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share7.6% → 48.0%(+40.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Asian share28.8% → 13.8%(−14.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$101,523 → $87,500(−14%)US over the same years: +67%
Amelia's population equals 3.6% of St. Mary Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 24% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.1%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.1%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 62 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Amelia, decade by decade
Amelia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,385
$48,148
$101,523
2.9%
75.6
2000
2,423
$49,099
$47,181
2.6%
77.6
2010
2,459
$51,025
$88,328
3.1%
88.9
2020
2,132
$42,369
–
4.1%
82.7
2024
1,712
$55,472
$87,500
6.7%
80.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
