Basile, LA

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Basile, Louisiana

Basile, Louisiana, in Evangeline county, is 38 miles NW of Lafayette, Louisiana (center to center) and 155 miles W of New Orleans, Louisiana. The town has a population of 1,660.

The People and Families of Basile

In Basile, about 50% of adults are married. One thing visitors notice about Basile is the large number of young children, especially babies and pre-school kids.

There is an unusually large share of women in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Basile had a median family income of $23,008.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Basile Housing

About 66% of housing units in Basile are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Basile, 93% of commuters drive to work. Commuters in the town are more likely, and able, to walk or bicycle to work than most.

High Points

Basile strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Louisiana):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 8%
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 14%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Basile, LA

Comparing Basile to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Louisiana (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	38 miles NW of Lafayette, Louisiana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	155 miles W of New Orleans, Louisiana
County	Evangeline
Standard Zip Codes	70515
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	30.485
Longitude	-92.595

Station	EUNICE
Distance	9.7 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 79 F
Jul Temp	74 to 94 F
Oct Temp	57 to 82 F
Annual Precip	59.9 inches

Station	JENNINGS
Distance	20.2 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 59 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.6 inches

Station	CROWLEY 2 NE
Distance	21.2 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 81 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,660	100%
Male	753	45.4%
Female	907	54.6%
Under 18	484	29.2%
18+	1,176	70.8%
65+	285	17.2%
Median Age	35.3
Average Family Size	3.2
White	1,346	81.1%
African-American	296	17.8%
Asian	6	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	9	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	23	1.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,382
Growth	722
Growth %	43.5%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	38.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.8%
French Canadian	15.2%
French (except Basque)	14.2%
German	2.5%
Acadian/Cajun	2.3%
English	1.7%
Irish	1.5%
African	0.5%
Scottish	0.3%
Italian	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
European	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Basile	1,660	$23,008
Elton	1,261	$28,359
Eunice	11,499	$27,173
Iota	1,376	$31,328
Kinder	2,148	$31,799
Mamou	3,566	$17,295
Oberlin	1,853	$30,583

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