Singer, LA Demographics

Population 2,642 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Singer

Household size in Singer

Household size, people per household
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–103.352.662.68
2010–142.862.642.73
2015–192.452.642.71
2020–243.032.592.65
Change−0.32−0.07−0.03
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Singer is a place of big households: 3.03 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.35 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Singer

Median age, years
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–1033.536.837.7
2010–1444.537.438.6
2015–1946.938.339.6
2020–2438.139.040.1
Change+4.6+2.2+2.3
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The median resident of Singer is 38.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. That is in line with the rest of Louisiana.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Singer

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–108.0%14.7%12.3%
2010–148.5%15.1%12.3%
2015–198.6%14.1%11.6%
2020–2412.9%15.2%11.6%
Change+5.0 pts+0.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in eight households in Singer (12.9%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%. Still, single parents are less common here than in Louisiana as a whole (15.2%).

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Singer

Renters in Singer

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–1011.0%31.8%33.3%
2010–1412.0%33.7%35.6%
2015–1914.0%34.4%36.0%
2020–247.4%32.6%34.8%
Change−3.6 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Singer is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 7.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 70.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Singer

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–1010.7%13.9%11.4%
2010–145.3%13.1%11.4%
2015–1928.4%15.1%11.1%
2020–2417.5%14.4%9.6%
Change+6.8 pts+0.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 17.5% of the housing in Singer, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Singer

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–10198419771974
2010–14199119791975
2015–19199119811977
2020–24200519841980
Change+21+7+6
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Singer has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 2005, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Singer

Rent, per month
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–10$433$755$965
2010–14$573$831$1,040
2015–19$615$920$1,213
2020–24$836$1,122$1,571
Change+$403+$366+$606
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The median renter in Singer pays $836 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 48.8% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Singer

Bachelor's degrees in Singer

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–104.9%22.0%28.4%
2010–1413.1%22.8%29.6%
2015–1915.6%24.5%32.1%
2020–2413.0%27.5%35.6%
Change+8.1 pts+5.5 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Singer have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.0%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Singer

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–1077.9%81.7%84.9%
2010–1480.3%83.3%86.1%
2015–1983.0%85.4%87.7%
2020–2476.3%87.2%89.3%
Change−1.6 pts+5.5 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly a quarter of adults in Singer never finished high school, well above the national share: only 76.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Singer

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSingerLouisianaU.S.
2006–105.4%7.9%8.1%
2010–149.1%8.7%9.4%
2015–196.7%6.7%5.6%
2020–243.6%6.5%5.4%
Change−1.8 pts−1.4 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been easier to find in Singer than nationally: unemployment was 3.6%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Singer compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Singer3.0338.112.9%7.4%17.5%2005$83613.0%76.3%3.6%
Dequincy2.7141.112.8%25.4%16.3%1978$78617.1%84.7%2.8%
Oretta2.8029.89.1%1.0%21.5%2000$8097.9%83.9%2.0%
Longville3.3033.68.1%10.3%15.7%2007$86717.9%90.0%7.9%
Fields2.4349.413.6%6.2%27.8%1995$67710.7%78.2%4.9%
Bivens2.0155.515.8%7.9%32.2%1990$60210.3%75.7%0.0%
Ragley2.7935.23.9%6.8%8.4%2006$94217.9%87.3%3.4%
Bel2.5641.714.4%10.4%20.8%1991$64911.9%84.9%1.7%
Fawil2.7239.04.8%14.1%23.8%1993$9804.5%88.1%7.3%
Old Salem2.8935.01.6%13.9%27.3%1995$9314.1%89.6%6.9%
Reeves2.5641.614.4%10.6%20.7%1991$65812.2%85.0%2.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Singer. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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