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St. Landry Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

St. Landry Parish is a rural Louisiana parish of 82,128 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.5% and an unemployment rate of 5.6%, pointing to a structurally limited workforce. Educational attainment is low—only 14.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings of $35,009 sit well below state and national benchmarks, though operating costs are correspondingly modest, with median home values at $142,900 and median gross rent at $742 per month. The parish has shed population at a rate of 1.6% over five years, carries a 24.0% poverty rate, and posts a GDP per capita of $28,919, signaling persistent economic headwinds.

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

Population

80,869

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$44,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone42,790 (52.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone32,754 (40.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,218 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,814 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,330 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone473 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3,932
  2. 2.Spanish1,605
  3. 3.Other Indo-European322
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic84
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island71

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,769

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,919

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,017
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,963
  3. 3.Construction (Group)3,056
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,696
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,354

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,345
  2. 2.Service Occupations6,897
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,610
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,590
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,278

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)1,687
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.43×)2,091
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.39×)2,975
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)4,366
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)7,803

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$142,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$742/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,541 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,251 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,990 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,677 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,513 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,434 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,009

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,446 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled3,258 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,188 (7.3%)
  • Walked524 (1.7%)
  • Other382 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit113 (0.4%)

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.