CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Basile

Louisiana · 1,876 residents · 1.16 sq mi

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Basile is home to 1,876 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 43.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 53% less than in Louisiana as a whole. Median home value sits at $19,400. The median household earns $10,389, about 66% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,876

+13%vs 2000

vs 1,660 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−15%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(194)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(172)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(158)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(240)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(231)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(112)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(166)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(108)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(41)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$10,389

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,922 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,768

−55%vs 2000

vs $10,568 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.6%

+11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$19,400

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$213

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $310 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.4%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

32.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80%(1,328)

Black17.8%(296)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(23)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(1,512)

Black18.8%(353)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.8%(121)

Central American5.3%(95)

South American5%(89)

Cuban2.6%(47)

Honduran1.9%(34)

Venezuelan1.8%(33)

Colombian1.5%(26)

Nicaraguan1.3%(23)

Guatemalan1.2%(22)

Peruvian1.1%(20)

Ecuadorian0.6%(10)

Salvadoran0.5%(9)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0.4%(7)

Asian origin

Kazakh0.4%(8)

Asian Indian0.4%(7)

Chinese0.2%(4)

Ancestry

French11.3%(202)

American7.4%(133)

German6.8%(122)

French Canadian3.3%(59)

Italian1.5%(27)

English1.2%(21)

Russian1.2%(21)

Irish1%(18)

Brazilian0.8%(15)

Subsaharan African0.8%(15)

Kenyan0.4%(7)

Canadian0.2%(4)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(4)

Swedish0.2%(4)

West Indian0.2%(4)

Haitian0.2%(4)

Nigerian0.2%(3)

Welsh0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.3%

−14.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 23.2 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 married43.6%(249)

Married42.2%(241)

Widowed2.6%(15)

Divorced11.6%(66)

Women 15+

Never married46.6%(366)

Married38.6%(303)

Widowed7.3%(57)

Divorced7.5%(59)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.4%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

58.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.9%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

65.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.7% 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)60.4%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.6%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 53 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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