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Concordia Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of Concordia Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Concordia Parish is a small rural Louisiana county of 18,325 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 42.9% and an unemployment rate of 11.7%, reflecting a limited and constrained workforce. Educational attainment is low, with only 17.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $33,587 against a poverty rate of 34.8%. The parish has shed 8.5% of its population over five years, though housing remains accessible with a median home value of $102,400 and median gross rent of $774 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.5% since 2018

Concordia Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,091 (55.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,104 (39.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone360 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races317 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race204 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone60 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish428
  2. 2.Other Indo-European92
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)55
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic13
  5. 5.Arabic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

648

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,032

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,119

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

34.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,464
  2. 2.Construction (Group)551
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services550
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)533
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)454

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,883
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,345
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,027
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations987
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations677

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.63×)495
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)393
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)179
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)515
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)301

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$102,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999558 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999424 (8.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999375 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999360 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999347 (6.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999330 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

42.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,587

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,076 (87.9%)
  • Carpooled261 (4.5%)
  • Worked At Home228 (3.9%)
  • Walked155 (2.7%)
  • Other57 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.