Powhatan is a city of 35 people in Louisiana. The median age is 65.9, about 27 years above the US median. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 19% of the housing stock. There are 106 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 70%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $18,333, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 65.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
19% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Powhatan
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate64.2% → 5.7%(−58.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.0% → 19.2%(−40.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population159 → 35(−78%)US over the same years: +35%
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
Over time
Powhatan, decade by decade
Powhatan 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
159
$13,112
$42,961
1.9%
44.6
2000
141
$30,362
$68,312
2.3%
44.4
2010
135
$13,275
$14,384
8.8%
58.7
2020
101
$19,696
–
4.0%
53.1
2024
35
$18,333
–
0.0%
72.2
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.
