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Population (year 2000): 1,366. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,338 (-2.0% change)
Males: 603 (44.1%), Females: 763 (55.9%)
Zip code:
71346
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $18,708 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,300 (year 2000)
Races in Lecompte:
- Black (74.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (24.4%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: French (4.4%), United States (4.0%),
German (2.6%), English (2.3%), Irish (2.0%), Scotch-Irish
(1.0%).
Elevation: 74 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lecompte
- High school or higher: 62.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lecompte town
- Never married: 35.8%
- Now married: 33.5%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 14.2%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-13.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lecompte:
- CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
ALEXANDRIA, LA)
- CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (about 15
miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF ALEXANDRIA (about 15 miles;
ALEXANDRIA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lecompte:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- POLK AAF (about 55 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lecompte:
- WOODWORTH (about 8 miles; WOODWORTH, LA; ID: 1R4)
- BUNKIE MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; BUNKIE, LA; ID:
2R6)
- PINEVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; PINEVILLE, LA; ID:
2L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lecompte:
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 66
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 67
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 93
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 97 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
Public high school in Lecompte:
- RAPIDES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location:
9463 HIGHWAY 71 SOUTH; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lecompte:
- CARTER C. RAYMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
150; Location: 2510 SAINT CHARLES AVENUE; Grades: 05 -
08)
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