Louisiana
Louisiana has 4,611,961 residents in 64 counties and 501 ZIP codes. The median household income is $60,756, 25% below the national figure, and the typical owner-occupied home is valued at $216,500. 67% of households own their home.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files
All 64 counties.
Colour shows where each county sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| County | Residents | Household income | Home value | Owners | Bachelor's+ | Broadband | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | 56,955 | $46K | $156K | 67% | 14% | 82% | 30 min |
| Allen Parish | 22,477 | $46K | $105K | 74% | 12% | 81% | 29 min |
| Ascension Parish | 130,314 | $92K | $280K | 81% | 29% | 92% | 33 min |
| Assumption Parish | 20,484 | $51K | $150K | 85% | 14% | 84% | 32 min |
| Avoyelles Parish | 38,905 | $39K | $122K | 70% | 12% | 78% | 35 min |
| Beauregard Parish | 36,676 | $66K | $162K | 85% | 17% | 89% | 33 min |
| Bienville Parish | 12,638 | $35K | $100K | 70% | 13% | 66% | 32 min |
| Bossier Parish | 129,789 | $70K | $227K | 65% | 28% | 86% | 24 min |
| Caddo Parish | 230,004 | $51K | $176K | 60% | 26% | 86% | 22 min |
| Calcasieu Parish | 207,088 | $68K | $217K | 73% | 25% | 86% | 22 min |
| Caldwell Parish | 9,500 | $47K | $93K | 69% | 11% | 79% | 31 min |
| Cameron Parish | 5,015 | $75K | $203K | 95% | 17% | 83% | 28 min |
| Catahoula Parish | 8,583 | $50K | $102K | 78% | 16% | 77% | 29 min |
| Claiborne Parish | 13,833 | $33K | $82K | 69% | 11% | 50% | 30 min |
| Concordia Parish | 18,174 | $40K | $104K | 74% | 17% | 81% | 22 min |
| De Soto Parish | 27,026 | $49K | $155K | 77% | 16% | 80% | 30 min |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 452,938 | $63K | $249K | 59% | 39% | 91% | 25 min |
| East Carroll Parish | 7,072 | $33K | $101K | 58% | 12% | 71% | 16 min |
| East Feliciana Parish | 19,271 | $73K | $228K | 86% | 19% | 84% | 38 min |
| Evangeline Parish | 32,060 | $42K | $125K | 66% | 14% | 79% | 32 min |
| Franklin Parish | 19,408 | $47K | $113K | 73% | 18% | 76% | 28 min |
| Grant Parish | 22,095 | $64K | $143K | 79% | 15% | 79% | 28 min |
| Iberia Parish | 68,599 | $57K | $165K | 67% | 15% | 86% | 26 min |
| Iberville Parish | 29,815 | $54K | $173K | 75% | 19% | 86% | 26 min |
| Jackson Parish | 14,884 | $45K | $116K | 70% | 15% | 74% | 26 min |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 31,924 | $57K | $151K | 77% | 15% | 81% | 32 min |
| Jefferson Parish | 430,920 | $65K | $251K | 63% | 31% | 88% | 26 min |
| LaSalle Parish | 14,789 | $68K | $120K | 81% | 13% | 90% | 30 min |
| Lafayette Parish | 247,997 | $67K | $243K | 66% | 35% | 91% | 24 min |
| Lafourche Parish | 96,252 | $63K | $194K | 80% | 21% | 87% | 29 min |
| Lincoln Parish | 48,174 | $39K | $210K | 54% | 36% | 78% | 21 min |
| Livingston Parish | 148,115 | $80K | $231K | 81% | 21% | 92% | 37 min |
| Madison Parish | 9,513 | $35K | $96K | 53% | 14% | 78% | 20 min |
| Morehouse Parish | 24,551 | $39K | $119K | 69% | 14% | 77% | 29 min |
| Natchitoches Parish | 36,693 | $46K | $171K | 61% | 26% | 82% | 24 min |
| Orleans Parish | 371,853 | $57K | $316K | 51% | 42% | 87% | 25 min |
| Ouachita Parish | 158,480 | $55K | $194K | 61% | 29% | 83% | 24 min |
| Plaquemines Parish | 22,803 | $86K | $283K | 76% | 22% | 89% | 28 min |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 20,217 | $66K | $179K | 80% | 18% | 84% | 29 min |
| Rapides Parish | 127,527 | $55K | $181K | 65% | 23% | 87% | 23 min |
| Red River Parish | 7,443 | $49K | $120K | 77% | 14% | 73% | 30 min |
| Richland Parish | 19,822 | $54K | $142K | 67% | 18% | 78% | 27 min |
| Sabine Parish | 21,977 | $50K | $123K | 80% | 14% | 78% | 33 min |
| St. Bernard Parish | 44,419 | $59K | $203K | 70% | 18% | 89% | 33 min |
| St. Charles Parish | 51,396 | $81K | $264K | 82% | 27% | 94% | 28 min |
| St. Helena Parish | 10,858 | $42K | $77K | 79% | 11% | 69% | 43 min |
| St. James Parish | 19,528 | $66K | $212K | 84% | 20% | 88% | 30 min |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 40,743 | $67K | $193K | 78% | 18% | 91% | 32 min |
| St. Landry Parish | 81,670 | $44K | $143K | 70% | 15% | 74% | 30 min |
| St. Martin Parish | 51,353 | $56K | $164K | 78% | 17% | 83% | 29 min |
| St. Mary Parish | 47,828 | $53K | $139K | 69% | 14% | 87% | 23 min |
| St. Tammany Parish | 272,421 | $81K | $284K | 79% | 38% | 94% | 34 min |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 136,738 | $57K | $213K | 70% | 21% | 89% | 32 min |
| Tensas Parish | 3,935 | $37K | $86K | 74% | 15% | 70% | 32 min |
| Terrebonne Parish | 106,186 | $65K | $187K | 75% | 19% | 87% | 25 min |
| Union Parish | 20,821 | $43K | $113K | 78% | 15% | 64% | 31 min |
| Vermilion Parish | 57,123 | $56K | $163K | 73% | 18% | 89% | 29 min |
| Vernon Parish | 47,117 | $57K | $156K | 56% | 20% | 88% | 24 min |
| Washington Parish | 45,120 | $45K | $156K | 69% | 13% | 74% | 33 min |
| Webster Parish | 35,820 | $41K | $115K | 67% | 13% | 66% | 29 min |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 27,974 | $87K | $230K | 77% | 23% | 89% | 27 min |
| West Carroll Parish | 9,464 | $49K | $94K | 76% | 15% | 72% | 27 min |
| West Feliciana Parish | 15,327 | $77K | $246K | 76% | 22% | 89% | 39 min |
| Winn Parish | 13,467 | $49K | $109K | 71% | 14% | 77% | 30 min |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
People.
4,611,961 residents in 1,804,780 households, next to the United States figure.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Homes.
2,108,902 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $216,500 (±$1,367).
When homes were built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Income and work.
Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$408.
The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Getting around.
How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Internet.
Home internet subscriptions.
American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Counties in Louisiana.
Every county has its own page, with all of its ZIP codes.