Pine Prairie, Louisiana

Village in Evangeline Parish · population 1,490 (2020 Census)

Household income: $33,352
Jan low / Jul high: 39° / 93°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 18
Median age: 43.4

Pine Prairie is a village of 1,490 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It ranks quieter than 77% of Louisiana towns, better for retirees than 76% of Louisiana towns.

How Pine Prairie ranks

Percentile among Louisiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Louisiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

Median rent is $758 a month. 69.4% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Louisiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Pine Prairie	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	$758	$887
Median household income	$33,352	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	69.4%	70.4%
Median year built	1975	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.1%	—

Who lives in Pine Prairie

People	Pine Prairie	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	43.4	38.4
Age 65 and over	23.6%	17.0%
Under 18	15.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	28.2%	20.4%
Veterans	10.8%	—
Born outside the U.S.	20.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	4.7%
Average commute	24.4 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	85.7%	84.6%

Weather in Pine Prairie

July highs average 92.8°F and January lows 39.2°F. About 61.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 91 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 20 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Bunkie station (18.9 mi away); snow from Beaver Fire Twr (4.4 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Pine Prairie since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 5 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on October 31, 2018 about 8.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on February 14, 2026.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 14 times; the largest was 2.75 inches on May 26, 2001.

Severe weather in Evangeline Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Evangeline Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 5 deaths recorded.

Evangeline Parish has been included in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, other.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
September 10, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3614: Tropical Storm Francine
September 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	EM-3574: Tropical Storm Nicholas
August 29, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4611: Hurricane Ida
August 27, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3568: Tropical Storm Ida

Jobs and pay in Evangeline Parish

Evangeline Parish had 7,827 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $43,671 a year. Unemployment was 3.9% in 2023; in Pine Prairie itself the ACS puts it at 13.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Pine Prairie

1 public school with 802 students, about 14.3 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Pine Prairie High School	PK-12	802	14.3

Towns near Pine Prairie

Reddell, LA
7.8 mi · 904 people · home $65,500
Mamou, LA
10.2 mi · 2,936 people · home $86,500
Ville Platte, LA
10.8 mi · 6,303 people · home $101,200
Oakdale, LA
14.1 mi · 6,692 people · home $98,700
Glenmora, LA
16.3 mi · 1,087 people · home $103,700
Bunkie, LA
18.2 mi · 3,346 people · home $93,300
Forest Hill, LA
19.5 mi · 605 people · home $320,700
Eunice, LA
20.1 mi · 9,422 people · home $122,000

Pine Prairie questions

Is Pine Prairie, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Pine Prairie scores better for retirees than 76% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 77%. 23.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 43.4).

What is the weather like in Pine Prairie?

July highs average 92.8°F and January lows 39.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 61.6 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Pine Prairie get tornadoes?

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Pine Prairie since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on October 31, 2018. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Pine Prairie's Census boundary (GEOID 2260495). Comparisons use the median of Louisiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.