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Union Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Union Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish of roughly 20,900 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.3% and a 5.8% unemployment rate, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce where only 16.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The parish has shed about 6.9% of its population over five years, carries a 28.6% poverty rate, and posts a median household income of $42,885 against a GDP per capita of $24,825. Housing costs are low—median home values at $115,400 and median gross rent at $758/month—with a homeownership rate of 77.8%, signaling an affordable but economically stressed operating environment.

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

Population

20,914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$42,885

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,377 (69.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,037 (24.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone507 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race500 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races344 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone47 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish564
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)46
  3. 3.Korean31
  4. 4.Vietnamese5
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,054

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,825

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,835

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,481
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,230
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)986
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services900
  5. 5.Construction (Group)748

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,560
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,788
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,504
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,212
  5. 5.Service Occupations771

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.76×)711
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.48×)792
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.41×)205
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)1,046
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.24×)951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$758/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999846 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999589 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999580 (8.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999543 (8.2%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999394 (5.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999380 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,692

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,731 (86.4%)
  • Carpooled571 (7.3%)
  • Worked At Home298 (3.8%)
  • Walked149 (1.9%)
  • Other38 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

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.