CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lacombe

Louisiana · 6,523 residents · 26.4 sq mi

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Lacombe is a city of 6,523 people in Louisiana. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 22.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 29 minutes. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $69,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,523

−13%vs 2000

vs 7,518 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.1

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(647)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(450)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,077)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(969)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(800)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(545)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(462)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,926

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,782 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,098

−46%vs 2000

vs $18,642 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.0%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,900

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$352

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

14.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.6%(5,080)

Black25.2%(1,891)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(194)

Asian0.3%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(4,576)

Black27.9%(1,820)

Hispanic / Latino2%(131)

Asian0.6%(37)

Other1.4%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard5.5%(349)

Central American1.6%(103)

Cuban1%(60)

Puerto Rican0.5%(32)

Honduran0.5%(30)

Nicaraguan0.5%(29)

Mexican0.4%(27)

Salvadoran0.4%(23)

Panamanian0.3%(21)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.7%(105)

Indonesian0.2%(11)

Vietnamese0.2%(10)

Ancestry

French15.9%(1,002)

German13.3%(842)

English12.9%(817)

Irish12.7%(804)

Italian12.7%(799)

American7.3%(460)

Polish1.4%(86)

French Canadian0.6%(35)

Scottish0.5%(30)

Danish0.4%(27)

British0.4%(26)

Dutch0.4%(24)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.4%(23)

Arab0.3%(22)

Subsaharan African0.3%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(21)

Norwegian0.2%(14)

Belgian0.2%(13)

Lebanese0.2%(12)

Austrian0.2%(12)

Israeli0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(11)

Egyptian0.2%(10)

Swedish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 24.1 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 married42.9%(1,252)

Married43.5%(1,269)

Widowed1.3%(39)

Divorced12.2%(357)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(877)

Married43.8%(1,220)

Widowed10.7%(298)

Divorced13.9%(388)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−15.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.0%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% 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)14%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.7%(198)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 415 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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