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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Abbeville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. Abbeville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Abbeville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Abbeville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.40% of adults in Abbeville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
