Abbeville is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 11,932 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 46th largest community in Louisiana.

Abbeville is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Abbeville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Abbeville who work in sales jobs (13.96%), office and administrative support jobs (11.16%), and food service (8.28%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Abbeville are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Abbeville, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Abbeville Information and Demographics

In Abbeville, just 8.92% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Abbeville in 2000 was $11,680, 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 $46,720 for a family of four.

Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Abbeville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include French, French Canadian, and Acadian-Cajun.

The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Vietnamese.