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Simmesport, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Simmesport is a Census town of 1,625 people across 2.17 square miles of land, in Avoyelles Parish. Median household income is $29,712, 61.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Simmesport
What Simmesport is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.17 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land748 plus or minus 179
- 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.
Simmesport
How many people live in Simmesport
- Population1,625 plus or minus 390
- Median age40.1 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18397 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1824.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over319 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households651 plus or minus 140
- Family households390 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Simmesport
Income and work in Simmesport
- Median household income$29,712 plus or minus $13,322
- Per capita income$20,947 plus or minus $5,404
- Civilian labor force623 plus or minus 148
- Employed538 plus or minus 133
- Unemployed85 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate13.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over1,036 plus or minus 230
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Simmesport
Housing in Simmesport
- Housing units803
- Occupied units651 plus or minus 140
- Vacant units152 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate18.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied403 plus or minus 102
- Renter occupied248 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate61.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$63,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$619 plus or minus $180
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units493 plus or minus 121
- Share single family61.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more169 plus or minus 96
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Mobile homes136 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Simmesport
How Simmesport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute528 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes232 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Simmesport
Flood risk in Simmesport
- NFIP communityTown of Simmesport
- NFIP community number220025
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/80
The Town of Simmesport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220025 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 Simmesport
Avoyelles Parish context, not Simmesport 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 Simmesport.
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
Simmesport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Simmesport, Louisiana?
1,625, in 651 households. Simmesport town covers 2.17 square miles of land, which is 748 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Simmesport 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 Simmesport?
$29,712. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $63,100. Median gross rent is $619 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Simmesport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Simmesport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Simmesport, town of, community 220025, 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 Simmesport 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 Simmesport.
Is zoning published for Simmesport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.