South Louisiana News

Abbeville ranked 270th among cities in Louisiana by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Abbeville residents was $21,509 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 4,761 households with a population of 12,236.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Mound with $131,250 per year after adjusting for inflation – $109,741 more than Abbeville. It had 2 households with a population of 3.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Glencoe with $2,499 per year after adjusting for inflation – $19,010 less than Abbeville. It had 94 households with a population of 261.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2019)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Mound	$131,250
2	Calhoun	$105,020
3	Gloster	$90,133
4	Hester	$62,750
5	Westminster	$52,854
6	Paulina	$52,325
7	Rock Hill	$51,121
8	Prairieville	$47,854
9	Prospect	$47,692
10	Youngsville	$45,679
11	Bayou Country Club	$45,586
12	Elmwood	$45,559
13	Oak Hills Place	$44,972
14	Destrehan	$44,811
15	Addis	$44,407
16	Luling	$44,262
17	Inniswold	$44,232
18	Shenandoah	$43,598
19	Watson	$43,432
20	Presquille	$43,304
21	Prien	$42,646
22	Spokane	$42,386
23	Stonewall	$42,156
24	Zachary	$41,229
25	Old Jefferson	$41,177
26	Broussard	$40,833
27	Jamestown	$40,750
28	Blanchard	$40,693
29	Vienna	$40,446
30	Village St. George	$39,386
31	Bayou Gauche	$39,063
32	Port Vincent	$38,947
33	Simpson	$38,942
34	Paincourtville	$38,750
34	Madisonville	$38,750
36	Central	$38,386
37	Chackbay	$38,306
38	Belle Chasse	$37,817
39	Eden Isle	$37,245
40	Mathews	$37,222
41	Montz	$37,059
42	Milton	$36,976
43	Choudrant	$36,875
44	Norwood	$36,750
45	Lafourche Crossing	$36,432
46	River Ridge	$36,396
47	Norco	$36,322
48	Grand Cane	$35,893
49	Gillis	$35,848
50	Maurice	$35,688
51	Supreme	$35,640
52	Wallace Ridge	$35,521
53	Harahan	$35,399
54	Mandeville	$35,190
55	Bourg	$35,111
56	Jordan Hill	$34,792
57	French Settlement	$34,107
58	Walker	$34,084
59	Saline	$34,000
60	Lydia	$33,750
60	Quitman	$33,750
60	Greenwood	$33,750
63	Charenton	$33,532
64	Livingston	$33,183
65	Bordelonville	$33,167
66	Livonia	$33,162
67	Woodworth	$32,891
68	Metairie	$32,543
69	Benton	$32,519
70	Paradis	$32,500
71	Edgefield	$32,303
72	Ama	$32,262
73	Abita Springs	$32,163
74	Cankton	$32,115
75	Labadieville	$32,072
76	Claiborne	$31,977
77	Garyville	$31,947
78	Killian	$31,909
79	Downsville	$31,875
80	Monticello	$31,741
81	Bayou Goula	$31,629
82	Hahnville	$31,544
83	Eastwood	$31,514
84	Moss Bluff	$31,442
85	Cut Off	$31,349
86	Sterlington	$31,348
87	Meraux	$31,188
88	Jefferson	$31,108
89	Laplace	$31,101
90	Catahoula	$31,100
91	Hall Summit	$31,050
92	Sikes	$31,042
93	DeQuincy	$30,982
94	Calvin	$30,833
95	Grand Point	$30,819
96	Slaughter	$30,769
97	Creola	$30,682
98	Brusly	$30,603
99	Covington	$30,574
100	Start	$30,521

* All values are inflation-adjusted