Saint Matthew Church

Saint Matthew Church is a church in Ville Platte, LA 70586. It is one of 45 churches in Ville Platte.

Ville Platte, LA, 70586

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The community around Saint Matthew Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 49.4%
  • Child Poverty: 41.8% (26.0–57.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 40.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
  • Diabetes: 22.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.1%
  • Unemployment: 21.4% (13.4–29.7%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.8% (20.0–37.6%)
  • Depression: 27.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (7.7–19.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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