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Lecompte, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Lecompte is a Census town of 592 people across 1.06 square miles of land, in Rapides Parish. Median household income is $35,357, 69.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lecompte
What Lecompte is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.06 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land557 plus or minus 231
- County holding the largest share of its areaRapides 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.
Lecompte
How many people live in Lecompte
- Population592 plus or minus 246
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18139 plus or minus 74
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over115 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households238 plus or minus 73
- Family households122 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lecompte
Income and work in Lecompte
- Median household income$35,357 plus or minus $9,211
- Per capita income$20,156 plus or minus $6,294
- Civilian labor force224 plus or minus 93
- Employed203 plus or minus 81
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over418 plus or minus 150
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.9 percent plus or minus 39.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lecompte
Housing in Lecompte
- Housing units455 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units238 plus or minus 73
- Vacant units217 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate47.7 percent
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate69.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$59,900 plus or minus $40,375
- Median gross rent, monthly$661 plus or minus $171
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units347 plus or minus 77
- Share single family76.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more6.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lecompte
How Lecompte gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute166 plus or minus 79
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.3 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more57 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.3 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Drove alone53.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Carpooled17.2 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lecompte
Flood risk in Lecompte
- NFIP communityTown of Lecompte
- NFIP community number220150
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/99
The Town of Lecompte participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220150 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.
Rapides Parish, not Lecompte
Rapides Parish context, not Lecompte figures
- Establishments in Rapides Parish3,172
- Covered employment, Rapides Parish56,422
- Average annual pay, Rapides Parish$51,777
- Housing units permitted, Rapides Parish237
Every figure in this section is published for Rapides Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Lecompte.
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
Lecompte questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lecompte, Louisiana?
592, in 238 households. Lecompte town covers 1.06 square miles of land, which is 557 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lecompte in?
Rapides 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 Lecompte?
$35,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $59,900. Median gross rent is $661 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lecompte in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lecompte appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lecompte, town of, community 220150, 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 Lecompte figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rapides 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 Lecompte.
Is zoning published for Lecompte?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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