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Converse, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Converse is a Census village of 455 people across 2.18 square miles of land, in Sabine Parish. 69.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $280,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Converse
What Converse is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.18 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land209 plus or minus 67
- County holding the largest share of its areaSabine 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.
Converse
How many people live in Converse
- Population455 plus or minus 147
- Median age44.4 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 1875 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over80 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households209 plus or minus 67
- Family households137 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent plus or minus 17.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Converse
Income and work in Converse
- Per capita income$33,160 plus or minus $7,983
- Civilian labor force182 plus or minus 69
- Employed174 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over322 plus or minus 114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.0 percent plus or minus 36.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Converse
Housing in Converse
- Housing units248 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units209 plus or minus 67
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied145 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate69.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$751 plus or minus $348
- Single family units81 plus or minus 32
- Share single family32.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes147 plus or minus 61
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Converse
How Converse gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute154 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes27 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Drove alone86.2 percent
- Carpooled2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Converse
SBA loans in Converse (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$280,000
- Average approval$280,000
- Median approval$280,000
- Largest approval$280,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Converse, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Converse
Flood risk in Converse
- NFIP communityVillage of Converse
- NFIP community number220268
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/91
The Village of Converse does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220268 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.
Sabine Parish, not Converse
Sabine Parish context, not Converse figures
- Establishments in Sabine Parish476
- Covered employment, Sabine Parish5,336
- Average annual pay, Sabine Parish$45,249
- Housing units permitted, Sabine Parish49
Every figure in this section is published for Sabine Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Converse.
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
Converse questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Converse, Louisiana?
455, in 209 households. Converse village covers 2.18 square miles of land, which is 209 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Converse in?
Sabine Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Converse businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $280,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $280,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Converse, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Converse borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Converse. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Converse in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Converse appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Converse, village of, community 220268, 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 Converse figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sabine 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 Converse.
Is zoning published for Converse?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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