U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Simmesport, LA

Avoyelles County, Louisiana

Latitude: 30.983485     Longitude: -91.812590
Population 2,211 (2005)
Elevation of Simmesport, Louisiana: 43 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2270525, place: Simmesport town, Louisiana)

Total Population: 2,239
Male: 926 (41.36%)
Female: 1,313 (58.64%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 185 (8.26%)
5 to 9 years: 156 (6.97%)
10 to 14 years: 167 (7.46%)
15 to 19 years: 178 (7.95%)
20 to 24 years: 162 (7.24%)
25 to 34 years: 292 (13.04%)
35 to 44 years: 383 (17.11%)
45 to 54 years: 237 (10.59%)
55 to 59 years: 78 (3.48%)
60 to 64 years: 82 (3.66%)
65 to 74 years: 169 (7.55%)
75 to 84 years: 109 (4.87%)
85 years and over: 41 (1.83%)

Median age: 34.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,615 (72.13%)
21 years and over: 1,511 (67.49%)
62 years and over: 362 (16.17%)
65 years and over: 319 (14.25%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,615 (72.13%)
--Male: 602 (26.89%)
--Female: 1,013 (45.24%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 319 (14.25%)
--Male: 126 (5.63%)
--Female: 193 (8.62%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,225 (99.37%)
--White: 1,156 (51.63%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 17 (0.76%)
--Black or African American: 1,045 (46.67%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 5 (0.22%)
--Asian: 5 (0.22%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.04%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.18%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--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: 4 (0.18%)
Two or more Races: 14 (0.63%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 17 (0.76%)
--Mexican: 8 (0.36%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 9 (0.4%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,222 (99.24%)
--White Alone: 1,156 (51.63%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,934 (86.38%)
--Householder: 751 (33.54%)
--Spouse: 301 (13.44%)
--Child: 693 (30.95%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 539 (24.07%)
--Other relatives: 121 (5.4%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 74 (3.31%)
--Nonrelatives: 68 (3.04%)
----Unmarried partner: 48 (2.14%)
Living in group quarters: 305 (13.62%)
--Institutionalized Population: 305 (13.62%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 751
Family households (families): 511 (68.04%)
----With own children under 18 years: 283 (37.68%)
--Married-couple families: 301 (40.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 153 (20.37%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 174 (23.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 110 (14.65%)
Nonfamily households: 240 (31.96%)
--Householder living alone: 220 (29.29%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 98 (13.05%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 319 (42.48%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 195 (25.97%)
Average household size: 2.58 people
Average family size: 3.18 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 830
Occupied housing units: 751 (90.48%)
Vacant housing units: 79 (9.52%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 13 (1.57%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8%
Occupied housing units: 751 (90.48%)
Owner occupied housing units: 511 (61.57%)
Renter occupied housing units: 240 (28.92%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.59 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.54 people

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