LAMap-doton-Pine Prairie, 2004
Pine Prairie’s story
121 years in pictures
Census counts: 387 in 1960, 1,490 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
- 1905Pine Prairie is settled
Pine PrairieLA
A town of 1,554, settled in 1905.
Population
1,554
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Household income
$33K
median
Median age
43.4
years
Jobs based here
311
Balanced
Is Pine Prairie a good place to live?
The best of Pine Prairie’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Prairie, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 3 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pine Prairie. Pine Prairie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Pine Prairie grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Pine Prairie is from typical.
Jobs & incomeD−Open →HealthSavoy Medical Center 9.7 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskcold waves tops the listC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pine Prairie: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Prairie, and how to reach them.
PowerCleco Power14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPine Prairie Correctional Facility water system13 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers63% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pine Prairie’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereEvangeline Parish Registrar of VotersEvangeline Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes70576, 7058670576 94% · 70586 6%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Prairie.
HealthD
More of Pine Prairie’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
In the comparison, Pine Prairie comes above both Louisiana’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 78% of Pine Prairie adults had a checkup this year. Pine Prairie beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Pine Prairie | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 82% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Pine Prairie | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 17.7% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.3% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.1% | 86.4% |
Savoy Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB+
Pine Prairie’s schools rank ahead of 69% of Louisiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Evangeline Parish school district. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Pine Prairie High School, with 757 students.
69%of LA districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Prairie High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 757 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Pine Prairie faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pine Prairie since 1982.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 1982
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Pine Prairie
Pine Prairie has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pine Prairie is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter42–63°
Spring57–78°
Summer72–91°
Fall57–80°
Nov 24
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Prairie’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pine Prairie for work: only 3% work in town. Pine Prairie’s median household income is $33,000. Jobs based in Pine Prairie grew to 311 in 2023, 128 more than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Pine Prairie | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Pine Prairie3%
Baton Rouge7%
Ville Platte6%
Lafayette6%
Opelousas3%
40 mi
median commute distance
311
jobs based in Pine Prairie
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pine Prairie
16pages on Pine Prairie
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pine Prairie; the nearest are
Louisiana State University-EuniceCommunity college · Public · Eunice21.3 mi$4,730 in-state tuitionLouisiana State University-AlexandriaUniversity or college · Public · Alexandria27.4 mi$7,050 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Pine Prairie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
About Pine Prairie
Village in Louisiana, United States
Pine Prairie is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Prairie had a population of 1,490.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- ZIP code
- 70576
- Area code
- 337