Franklin Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Franklin Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Franklin Parish is a small rural Louisiana parish of 19,590 residents with an economy characterized by low wages and limited educational attainment — median worker earnings stand at $34,004, and only 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor market is constrained, with a 50.1% participation rate, 9.8% unemployment, and a poverty rate of 25.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $117,200 and median gross rent of $719/month, though the parish has shed 3.6% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.6% since 2018
Franklin Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,858 (66.3%)
- Black or African American Alone5,432 (28.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races933 (4.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race99 (0.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone45 (0.2%)
- Asian Alone32 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish351
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)153
- 3.Other Indo-European74
- 4.Vietnamese20
- 5.Korean10
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,118
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)690
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining666
- 4.Construction (Group)554
- 5.Public Administration (Group)505
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,145
- 2.Service Occupations1,491
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,332
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,193
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations815
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.15×)783
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.65×)535
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.50×)485
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)461
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,804
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.