Basile, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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57%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Basile	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$19,079	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$40,096	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$59,937	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,694	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,527	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,168	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.6%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Basile is 57% lower than the national average
The median household income in Basile is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Basile is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Basile is 122% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,727 $40,096 $80,192

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Basile median earnings by income bracket

Basile employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	37.4%	37.4%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	0.5%	0.5%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kinder, LA	2,692	$93,382	14.8%
Elton, LA	1,362	$85,383	5.0%
Eunice, LA	10,106	$56,674	30.3%
Iota, LA	1,805	$53,036	34.8%
Oberlin, LA	1,816	$52,839	35.0%
Basile, LA	2,188	$40,096	50.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Valley, AZ	2,188	$184,372	126.7%
Neodesha, KS	2,188	$73,646	9.5%
Lake Mills, IA	2,187	$78,482	3.5%
Owingsville, KY	2,187	$47,071	42.1%
Mechanic Falls, ME	2,187	$73,858	9.2%
Basile, LA	2,188	$40,096	50.7%

Source: The Basile, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.