Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Jefferson Davis Parish is a small rural Louisiana parish of 32,083 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.4% and a modest educational attainment profile — 82.7% hold a high school diploma or equivalent, while only 15.0% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $37,982 against a median household income of $57,341, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $145,000 and median gross rent of $847 per month supporting a 77.1% homeownership rate. The parish posted 2.0% population growth over five years, though a poverty rate of 17.8% and GDP per capita of $24,799 reflect the broader economic constraints typical of this part of rural southwest Louisiana.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.0% since 2018
Jefferson Davis Parish added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone24,691 (77.3%)
- Black or African American Alone4,629 (14.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,434 (4.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race713 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone307 (1.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone89 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,560
- 2.Spanish345
- 3.Other Indo-European47
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island32
- 5.German or other West Germanic11
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,073
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,637
- 3.Construction (Group)1,176
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,140
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,032
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,595
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,779
- 3.Service Occupations2,753
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,228
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,622
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.14×)1,307
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.38×)1,274
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)1,409
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)876
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,546
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.