U.S. Beacon November 22, 2008

Basile, LA

Evangeline County, Louisiana

Latitude: 30.485148     Longitude: -92.600589
Population 2,382 (2005)
Elevation of Basile, Louisiana: 46 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2204580, place: Basile town, Louisiana)

Total Population: 1,660
Male: 753 (45.36%)
Female: 907 (54.64%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 140 (8.43%)
5 to 9 years: 131 (7.89%)
10 to 14 years: 141 (8.49%)
15 to 19 years: 128 (7.71%)
20 to 24 years: 96 (5.78%)
25 to 34 years: 189 (11.39%)
35 to 44 years: 239 (14.4%)
45 to 54 years: 179 (10.78%)
55 to 59 years: 67 (4.04%)
60 to 64 years: 65 (3.92%)
65 to 74 years: 132 (7.95%)
75 to 84 years: 92 (5.54%)
85 years and over: 61 (3.67%)

Median age: 35.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,176 (70.84%)
21 years and over: 1,098 (66.14%)
62 years and over: 325 (19.58%)
65 years and over: 285 (17.17%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,176 (70.84%)
--Male: 520 (31.33%)
--Female: 656 (39.52%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 285 (17.17%)
--Male: 102 (6.14%)
--Female: 183 (11.02%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,651 (99.46%)
--White: 1,328 (80%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 23 (1.39%)
--Black or African American: 296 (17.83%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 2 (0.12%)
--Asian: 6 (0.36%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 5 (0.3%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.06%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 1 (0.06%)
Two or more Races: 9 (0.54%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 23 (1.39%)
--Mexican: 9 (0.54%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.18%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 11 (0.66%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,637 (98.61%)
--White Alone: 1,328 (80%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,588 (95.66%)
--Householder: 629 (37.89%)
--Spouse: 296 (17.83%)
--Child: 541 (32.59%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 435 (26.2%)
--Other relatives: 79 (4.76%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 43 (2.59%)
--Nonrelatives: 43 (2.59%)
----Unmarried partner: 25 (1.51%)
Living in group quarters: 72 (4.34%)
--Institutionalized Population: 71 (4.28%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1 (0.06%)
Total households: 629
Family households (families): 417 (66.3%)
----With own children under 18 years: 218 (34.66%)
--Married-couple families: 296 (47.06%)
----With own children under 18 years: 139 (22.1%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 90 (14.31%)
----With own children under 18 years: 59 (9.38%)
Nonfamily households: 212 (33.7%)
--Householder living alone: 193 (30.68%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 82 (13.04%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 245 (38.95%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 167 (26.55%)
Average household size: 2.52 people
Average family size: 3.2 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 696
Occupied housing units: 629 (90.37%)
Vacant housing units: 67 (9.63%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 7 (1.01%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.9%
Occupied housing units: 629 (90.37%)
Owner occupied housing units: 413 (59.34%)
Renter occupied housing units: 216 (31.03%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.58 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.41 people

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