Abbeville is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 10,962 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 43rd largest community in Louisiana.Abbeville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Abbeville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Abbeville who work in healthcare suport services (14.15%), office and administrative support (12.12%), and sales jobs (11.29%). Of important note, Abbeville is also a city of artists. Abbeville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Abbeville’s character. One of the nice things about Abbeville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Being a small city, Abbeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Abbeville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.40% of adults 25 and older in Abbeville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Abbeville in 2022 was $22,605, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,420 for a family of four. However, Abbeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abbeville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.68% of its population below the federal poverty line.Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abbeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include French, English, German, Acadian/Cajun, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Vietnamese.
