Moving to Ball, Louisiana

Population: 3,681. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,684 (+0.1% change)
Males: 1,751 (47.6%), Females: 1,930 (52.4%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $31,500
Median house value: $75,800

Population by Race

Races in Ball:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
• Black (1.6%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (22.2%), French (12.6%), Irish (10.9%), German (6.4%), English (4.9%), Italian (3.3%).

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 8.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ball

• High school or higher: 78.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 4.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ball town

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 57.1%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 11.8%

2.1% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +274 (+8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ball:

• CENTRAL LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PINEVILLE, LA)
• HUEY P LONG MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PINEVILLE, LA)
• CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ball:

• ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 12 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Abbreviation: AEX)
• POLK AAF (about 60 miles; FORT POLK, LA; Abbreviation: POE)
• HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 79 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ball:

• POLLOCK MUNICIPAL (about 6 miles; POLLOCK, LA; Abbreviation: L66)
• PINEVILLE MUNI (about 6 miles; PINEVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 2L0)
• ESLER REGIONAL (about 9 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Abbreviation: ESF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ball:

• NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 53 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
• LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
• GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 81 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 88 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
• ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
• MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)