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Hessmer, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Hessmer is a Census village of 828 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Avoyelles Parish. Median household income is $50,625, 64.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hessmer
What Hessmer is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,002 plus or minus 368
- County holding the largest share of its areaAvoyelles Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Hessmer
- Population828 plus or minus 304
- Median age41.0 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18130 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over224 plus or minus 76
- Share 65 and over27.1 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Households344 plus or minus 116
- Family households217 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hessmer
- Median household income$50,625 plus or minus $25,098
- Per capita income$26,179 plus or minus $5,836
- Civilian labor force343 plus or minus 152
- Employed332 plus or minus 142
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over622 plus or minus 257
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.7 percent plus or minus 43.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hessmer
- Housing units376 plus or minus 119
- Occupied units344 plus or minus 116
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied223 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied121 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate64.8 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$171,300 plus or minus $49,056
- Median gross rent, monthly$589 plus or minus $547
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Single family units292 plus or minus 101
- Share single family77.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hessmer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute300 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes104 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more112 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone88.5 percent
- Carpooled0.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Hessmer
- NFIP communityVillage of Hessmer
- NFIP community number220294
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Hessmer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220294 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Avoyelles Parish, not Hessmer
Avoyelles Parish context, not Hessmer figures
- Establishments in Avoyelles Parish692
- Covered employment, Avoyelles Parish9,801
- Average annual pay, Avoyelles Parish$42,336
- Housing units permitted, Avoyelles Parish15
Every figure in this section is published for Avoyelles Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Hessmer.
All Avoyelles Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hessmer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hessmer, Louisiana?
828, in 344 households. Hessmer village covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 1,002 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hessmer in?
Avoyelles Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hessmer?
$50,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,300. Median gross rent is $589 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hessmer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hessmer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hessmer, village of, community 220294, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hessmer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Avoyelles Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hessmer.
Is zoning published for Hessmer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.