Basile, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,713
Male Share of the Population	55%
Female Share of the Population	45%
Senior Citizens	10.7%
Employed Population 16+	436
Age of the Population	32

Families

% of people married	29.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	2.9%
Median Earnings25+	$22,305
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,932

Wealth

Median Family Income	$0
% Above Poverty Level	60.8%
% Below Poverty Level	39.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38%
Median Gross Rent	$525
Median House Value	$58,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	50.8%
French Except Basque	25.4%
Canadian	7.1%
German	5.9%
Irish	4.1%
English	2.6%
Swiss	1.5%
Italian	1.5%
West Indian	0.6%
Belizean	0.6%
Dutch	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Danishn	0.5%
Somali	0.4%
African	0.4%
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Basile Almanac

Category	Value
County	Evangeline Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70515
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.48
Approximate Longitude	-92.6

Basile Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Elton	1,370	$40,000
Eunice	10,407	$38,185
Iota	1,798	$45,893
Kinder	2,909	$51,536
Mamou	3,197	$33,550
Oberlin	1,660	$38,542

Basile Public Schools

Basile High School
2835 2nd Street
ZIP: 70515
(337) 432-5012
Other
Total Enrollment 412

W. W. Stewart Elementary School
1032 Belton Street
ZIP: 70515
(337) 432-6412
Primary
Total Enrollment 374

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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