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Washington Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Washington Parish is a small, rural Louisiana county of 45,238 residents with an economic profile shaped by low wages and limited educational attainment — median worker earnings stand at $31,216, and only 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor market shows significant stress, with an unemployment rate of 10.8%, a labor force participation rate of just 50.8%, and a poverty rate of 24.2%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $139,400 and median gross rent of $772/month, though the parish's population has contracted 2.6% over the past five years.

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

Population

45,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,380

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,473 (63.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone12,151 (26.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,390 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,372 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone341 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone224 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish833
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)299
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic151
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island61
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,498

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,286

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,520

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,156
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,207
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,432
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,428
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,358

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,127
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,427
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,285
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,334
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,833

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.82×)468
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.42×)1,587
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)1,030
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)2,292
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)4,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$139,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$772/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,578 (12.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,078 (8.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999876 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999780 (6.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999778 (6.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999778 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,326 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled2,031 (13.1%)
  • Other1,355 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home660 (4.2%)
  • Walked148 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit28 (0.2%)

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.