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Population: 1,660
Males: 753 (45.4%), Females: 907 (54.6%)

Zip code: 70515

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $18,922
Median house value: $34,500

Population by Race

Races in Basile:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
  • Black (17.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (24.3%), French Canadian (11.1%), French (10.3%), English (2.1%), German (2.1%), Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 46 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Basile, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Basile

  • High school or higher: 54.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basile town

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.1% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Basile:

  • EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; EUNICE, LA)
  • SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MAMOU, LA)
  • JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JENNINGS, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basile:

Other public-use airports nearest to Basile:

  • EUNICE (about 13 miles; EUNICE, LA; Abbreviation: 4R7)
  • JENNINGS (about 18 miles; JENNINGS, LA; Abbreviation: 3R7)
  • ALLEN PARISH (about 20 miles; OAKDALE, LA; Abbreviation: L42)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basile:

  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 44 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 93 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 98 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 98 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 110 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)

Public primary/middle schools in Basile:

  • BASILE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 2835 SECOND STREET; Grades: 04 – 12)
  • W. W. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 1032 BELTON STREET; Grades: PK – 03)

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