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West Carroll Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

West Carroll Parish is a small, agriculture-rooted rural parish in northeast Louisiana with a population of 9,622 that has contracted by 13.9% over five years. The labor force participation rate of 50.6% is notably low, and only 14.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.8% and median worker earnings are $37,743. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $97,600 and median gross rent of $692 per month, reflecting a high homeownership rate of 76.1%.

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

Population

9,622

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-13.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,568 (80.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,387 (14.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone291 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races129 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race39 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone23 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.Other Indo-European9
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic4
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

281

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,068

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,876

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance829
  2. 2.Construction (Group)588
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)460
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining382
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services339

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,289
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations885
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations678
  4. 4.Service Occupations484
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations378

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.27×)375
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.91×)494
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)233
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.09×)193
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$97,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$692/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999325 (11.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999301 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999253 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999193 (6.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999173 (5.9%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999166 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,743

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,991 (82.7%)
  • Carpooled335 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home208 (5.8%)
  • Walked40 (1.1%)
  • Other30 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.3%)

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.