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Richland Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Richland Parish is a small rural Louisiana parish of roughly 19,900 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 53.0% and an unemployment rate of 8.4%, reflecting a constrained workforce where only 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $53,544 and median worker earnings at $39,599, with housing costs remaining low—median home value of $124,500 and median gross rent of $836 per month against a 67.0% homeownership rate. The parish has shed 2.8% of its population over five years, carries a 23.5% poverty rate, and posts a GDP per capita of $35,246, signaling a cost-accessible but economically stressed labor market.

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

Population

19,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,544

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,014 (60.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,095 (35.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races293 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone195 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race188 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish235
  2. 2.Arabic99
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)61
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic20
  5. 5.Other Indo-European11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,027

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,246

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,762

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,833
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)895
  3. 3.Construction (Group)659
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)634
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)524

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,366
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,722
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,103
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,073
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,061

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.59×)681
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.86×)328
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.63×)859
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.23×)442
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)1,011

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$836/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999652 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999569 (11.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999525 (10.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999376 (7.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999290 (6.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999241 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,891 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled611 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home441 (6.1%)
  • Other111 (1.5%)
  • Walked75 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit48 (0.7%)

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.