Demographics of Patterson city, Louisiana

Patterson city, Louisiana had 5,565 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −339 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Patterson city, in four figures

5,565
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,744 ±19.; −5.7%
Change since July 2020: −339 people.; 36.3 ±5.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,886 ±$17,910
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Patterson city, Louisiana's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Patterson city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Patterson city, Louisiana's population shrank 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Patterson city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,904	100.0	100.0
2021	5,794	98.1	100.2
2022	5,740	97.2	100.7
2023	5,665	96.0	101.6
2024	5,627	95.3	102.5
2025	5,565	94.3	103.1

Population of Patterson city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,904	—
2021	5,794	−110
2022	5,740	−54
2023	5,665	−75
2024	5,627	−38
2025	5,565	−62

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±5.8: for men 36.2 ±9.0 and for women 36.5 ±7.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Patterson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	503 ±218	8.8% ±3.8	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,259 ±341	21.9% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	496 ±238	8.6% ±4.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,421 ±336	24.7% ±5.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,250 ±264	21.8% ±4.6	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	815 ±221	14.2% ±3.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,886 ±$17,910, and income per person $25,308 ±$3,989, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Patterson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	473 ±189	22.9% ±8.8	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	564 ±233	27.3% ±10.9	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	349 ±141	16.9% ±6.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	31 to 269	1.5% to 13.0%	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	354 ±146	17.1% ±6.8	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1 to 131	0.1% to 6.3%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 194	1.4% to 9.3%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Patterson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,286 ±537	22.9% ±9.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	608 ±296	34.7% ±14.5	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	303 to 909	21.2% ±10.0	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 145	0.2% to 14.0%	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Patterson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Patterson city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	2,511 ±257	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±1.7	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±6.3	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.2% ±9.8	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.8% ±10.7	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,400 ±$19,386	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$878 ±$112	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±5	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Patterson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 314	0% to 5.5%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,735 ±555	47.6% ±9.7	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,292 ±552	39.9% ±9.6	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 93	0% to 1.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 137	0% to 2.4%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	143 to 787	2.5% to 13.7%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Patterson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	5,131 ±223	89.3% ±3.9	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	505 ±207	8.8% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	25 to 191	0.4% to 3.3%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 122	< 0.1% to 2.1%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 96	0% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Patterson city among the places of Louisiana

95th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Patterson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ville Platte city	6,253 ±32
Elmwood CDP	6,077 ±824
Plaquemine city	6,075 ±27
Tallulah city	5,969 ±15
Galliano CDP	5,906 ±801
Patterson city	5,744 ±19
Larose CDP	5,515 ±864
Leesville city	5,495 ±41
Chackbay CDP	5,436 ±594
Cut Off CDP	5,398 ±708
St. Martinville city	5,297 ±21

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026