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Lake Providence, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Lake Providence is a Census town of 3,349 people across 3.59 square miles of land, in East Carroll Parish. Median household income is $27,580, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Providence
What Lake Providence is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.59 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land932
- County holding the largest share of its areaEast Carroll 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.
Lake Providence
How many people live in Lake Providence
- Population3,349
- Median age31.1 plus or minus 6.5
- Population under 18984 plus or minus 234
- Share under 1829.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over644 plus or minus 152
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households1,573
- Family households931 plus or minus 186
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lake Providence
- Median household income$27,580 plus or minus $7,816
- Per capita income$20,501
- Civilian labor force1,404
- Employed1,187 plus or minus 237
- Unemployed217 plus or minus 156
- Unemployment rate15.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over1,947
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake Providence
- Housing units2,064
- Occupied units1,573
- Vacant units491 plus or minus 150
- Vacancy rate23.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied764 plus or minus 156
- Renter occupied809 plus or minus 246
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,600 plus or minus $95,460
- Median gross rent, monthly$606 plus or minus $188
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units1,451
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more345 plus or minus 179
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes268 plus or minus 137
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake Providence gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,105 plus or minus 247
- Commuting under 15 minutes685 plus or minus 210
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.0 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more130 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone73.2 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Providence
Flood risk in Lake Providence
- NFIP communityTown of Lake Providence
- NFIP community number220063
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The Town of Lake Providence participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220063 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.
East Carroll Parish, not Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish context, not Lake Providence figures
- Establishments in East Carroll Parish102
- Covered employment, East Carroll Parish1,427
- Average annual pay, East Carroll Parish$41,831
- Housing units permitted, East Carroll Parish1
Every figure in this section is published for East Carroll Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Providence.
All East Carroll 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
Lake Providence questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Providence, Louisiana?
3,349, in 1,573 households. Lake Providence town covers 3.59 square miles of land, which is 932 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Providence in?
East Carroll 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 Lake Providence?
$27,580. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,600. Median gross rent is $606 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake Providence in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Providence appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Providence, town of, community 220063, 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 Lake Providence figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for East Carroll 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 Lake Providence.
Is zoning published for Lake Providence?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.