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Webster Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Webster Parish is a small north Louisiana county of 36,189 residents with a notably low educational attainment rate — only 12.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and a labor force participation rate of just 47.0%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce. Median household income stands at $41,182 against a poverty rate of 26.9%, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $105,600 and median gross rent of $777 per month. The parish has shed 8.7% of its population over five years, and an unemployment rate of 5.4% alongside per capita GDP of $32,765 point to an economy with limited output relative to regional benchmarks.

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

Population

36,189

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,182

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,192 (62.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone12,045 (33.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races638 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race531 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone159 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone120 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish338
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)90
  3. 3.Other Indo-European71
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island70
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,770

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,765

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,115

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,597
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,904
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,204
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,037
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services901

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,581
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,867
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,783
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,438
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,742

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.03×)821
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)1,898
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.31×)792
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.25×)1,102
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)651

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999984 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999959 (10.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999771 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999742 (7.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999634 (6.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999583 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,899

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,775 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled1,109 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home820 (6.2%)
  • Walked299 (2.3%)
  • Other157 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (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.