Abbeville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census. At the 2020 population estimates program, the population of the city was 11,927. It is located 150 miles (240 km) west of New Orleans, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Baton Rouge and 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Lafayette.
Ethnicity | Abbeville | USA |
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White | 46.7% | 60.1% |
African American | 43.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Asian | 3.3% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 1.6% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 3.9% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Abbeville | USA |
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Less than $10,000 | 10.4% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 21% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 12.8% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.4% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 15.6% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5.7% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 10.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
Education | Abbeville | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 8% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 21% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 38% | 27.0% |
Other College | 16% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 7% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 3% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |