Evangeline Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Evangeline Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Evangeline Parish is a small rural Louisiana county of 32,162 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 53.0% and an unemployment rate of 10.9%, reflecting a constrained local economy with a median household income of $41,915 and a poverty rate of 23.0%. Educational attainment is limited, with only 12.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though labor costs are correspondingly low, with median worker earnings of $33,621. The parish has seen population decline of 4.4% over five years, while housing remains highly affordable at a median home value of $118,500 and median gross rent of $663 per month.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.4% since 2018
Evangeline Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone20,895 (65.2%)
- Black or African American Alone8,168 (25.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,121 (3.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race969 (3.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone739 (2.3%)
- Asian Alone125 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3,845
- 2.Spanish928
- 3.Other Indo-European92
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island54
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic35
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,181
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,404
- 3.Construction (Group)1,201
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,008
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities970
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,851
- 2.Service Occupations2,227
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,994
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,831
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,779
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.56×)860
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.31×)732
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.29×)890
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.28×)1,049
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)3,504
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.