Abbeville is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 10,902 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 43rd largest community in Louisiana.

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.

In Abbeville, just 10.25% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Abbeville in 2022 was $22,489, 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 $89,956 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 32.44% 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include French, English, German, French Canadian, and Irish.

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