Rayne (Louisiana)
Acadia Parish
22-63645
Rayne is a city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. In the United States Census 2000, the city had 8552 inhabitants.
Geography
Raynes geographical coordinates loud 30 ° 14 ' N, 92 ° 16' W30.2375 - 92.268055555556 ( 30.237379, -92.268175 ).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 km ², of which 9.0 km ² land and 0.29 % is held by waters.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 8552 people Rayne. The population density was 957.1 people per km ². There were 3,480 housing units at an average 389.5 per km ². The population consisted of Raynes 65.55 % White, 33.52 % African American, 0.11 % Native American, 0.16 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.19 % reported from other races, and 0.47 % from two or more races. 0.81 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents Raynes distributed to 3183 households out of which 35.2 % were living in children under 18 years. 45.1% married couples living together, 20.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0 % were non-families. 26.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 11.7 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size is 3.22 people.
The population was spread out with 29.6 % under the, 9.1 % 18 -24- year-old, 27.0 % 25 -44- year-old, 20.7% 45-64 year olds and 13.6 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 78.5 males.
The median household income in Rayne was 22,369 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the height of 27,991 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 27.140 U.S. dollars, compared to 14,980 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 12,588 U.S. dollars. 29.5 % of the population and 24.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 38.2 % of minors and 24.7 % of those age 65 or over.