Housing data for Pine Prairie, LA

Pine Prairie, LA has an estimated 934 residents and 326 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Evangeline Parish.

30.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $758 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−29.8%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
934 (±216)
Housing units
326 (±97)
Households that rent
30.6%
Median gross rent
$758
Residents since 2015–2019
−29.8%

What stands out in Pine Prairie

Households without a vehicle: 3.4% (±4.6 points) in Pine Prairie, lower than in Evangeline Parish (11.6%).

Average commute: 24.4 minutes (±8.8) in Pine Prairie, lower than in Evangeline Parish (34.6 minutes).

Housing in Pine Prairie at a glance

  • Median rent: $758 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 56.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 30.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $33,352 median household income
  • Property taxes: $200 or less median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 66.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 62.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 54.3% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 24.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −29.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 11.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 7.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Pine Prairie against Evangeline Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Pine PrairieEvangeline ParishLouisianaUnited States
Residents934 (±216)32,060 (exact)4,611,961 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units326 (±97)14,577 (±39)2,108,902 (±333)143,775,355
Households that rent30.6% (±14.1 points)33.8% (±3.0 points)32.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$758 (±$178)$681 (±$34)$1,064 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$33,352 (±$10,436)$41,915 (±$4,677)$60,756 (±$408)$80,734
Median home value—$124,600 (±$15,781)$216,500 (±$1,367)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$200 or less$362 (±$51)$1,180 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198062.0% (±24.7 points)49.8% (±4.3 points)46.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute24.4 minutes (±8.8)34.6 minutes (±3.2)25.7 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.7% (±10.3 points)78.7% (±2.8 points)86.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.4 years (±12.8)38.2 years (±0.5)38.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Pine Prairie covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 579 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Pine Prairie has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,331 (±269)934 (±216)−29.8%Measurable decrease
Housing units360 (±85)326 (±97)−9.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$644 (±$67)$758 (±$178)+17.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$36,500 (±$7,272)$33,352 (±$10,436)−8.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent40.6% (±11.8 points)30.6% (±14.1 points)−10.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±25.3 points)0.0% (±38.8 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

ZIP codes in Pine Prairie

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
7057696%908$800—$34,148

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Pine Prairie

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Turkey Creek6.3 mi$929$151,40025.6%
Mamou10 mi$521$86,50055.0%
Ville Platte11 mi$656$101,20056.3%
Oakdale14 mi$873$98,70032.8%
Chataignier16 mi$770$91,70061.7%
Glenmora16 mi$680$103,70047.2%
McNary17 mi—$127,70014.5%
Cheneyville18 mi$856—31.5%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Pine Prairie, fiscal year 2027

Evangeline Parish, LA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$644$682$892$1,166$1,172

HUD income limits for Pine Prairie, fiscal year 2026

Evangeline Parish, LA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$23,700$37,950
2 people$21,640$27,100$43,350
3 people$27,320$30,500$48,750
4 people$33,000$33,850$54,150
5 people$36,600$36,600$58,500
6 people$39,300$39,300$62,850
7 people$42,000$42,000$67,150
8 people$44,700$44,700$71,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Evangeline Parish, LA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $58,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pine Prairie

How many renters are there in Pine Prairie?

Pine Prairie has an estimated 81 (±43) renting households, 30.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Pine Prairie?

The median household income in Pine Prairie is $33,352 (±$10,436) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Pine Prairie?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Pine Prairie, LA is $200 or less a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Pine Prairie?

Pine Prairie, LA has an estimated 326 (±97) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Pine Prairie?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 58.6% of homes in Pine Prairie, LA.

How old are most homes in Pine Prairie?

62.0% of homes in Pine Prairie, LA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Pine Prairie growing?

In Pine Prairie, the number of residents went from 1,331 in 2015–2019 to 934 in 2020–2024 (−29.8%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Pine Prairie?

The ZIP code that covers Pine Prairie is 70576.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 70576?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 70576 is $800 (±$123) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pine Prairie village, Louisiana (place:60495, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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