CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ball

Louisiana · 3,305 residents · 7.95 sq mi

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Ball is a city of 3,305 people in Louisiana. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $51,600. Households take in $23,569 at the median, 22% less than the US figure. The population has fallen 10% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,305

−10%vs 2000

vs 3,681 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(228)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(261)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(328)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(284)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(190)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(535)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(552)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(376)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(266)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(190)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(84)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,569

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,713

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(3,521)

Black1.5%(57)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(52)

Asian0.4%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(3,239)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(89)

Asian1.6%(54)

Other0.4%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(87)

Central American1.6%(60)

Honduran1.4%(55)

South American0.7%(28)

Chilean0.7%(28)

Dominican0.4%(14)

Spaniard0.2%(7)

Panamanian0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(2)

Ancestry

American9%(348)

English8.5%(328)

Irish6.4%(246)

French5.8%(226)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(131)

German2.5%(97)

Scottish1.5%(59)

Arab1.1%(42)

Palestinian1.1%(42)

Belgian0.9%(33)

French Canadian0.8%(30)

West Indian0.5%(19)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.5%(19)

Italian0.4%(15)

British0.3%(10)

Canadian0.2%(7)

Polish0.2%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+85%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.4%(591)

Married43.7%(545)

Widowed0.2%(3)

Divorced8.7%(109)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(558)

Married43.8%(715)

Widowed5.8%(94)

Divorced16.2%(265)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.9%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.0%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.6%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.4%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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