Ouachita Parish

Ouachita Parish has 158,480 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $54,688, 10% below the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $194,400, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

158,480residentsACS 2020–2024

$54,688median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$194,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Ouachita Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Ouachita Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with Ouachita Parish highlighted

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 7 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
71201	21,782	$65K	$264K	56%	47%	84%	19 min
71202	25,444	$28K	$84K	46%	11%	73%	23 min
71203	38,354	$52K	$185K	56%	34%	89%	23 min
71209	1,264	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	61%	–	12 min
71225	6,354	$75K	$210K	83%	31%	74%	33 min
71291	35,269	$72K	$227K	66%	33%	88%	23 min
71292	22,935	$51K	$138K	69%	16%	81%	25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

158,480 residents in 61,489 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

25%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

71,172 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,400 (±$8,085).

61%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

14%

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$959

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201911%

2000–200915%

1990–199913%

1980–198914%

1970–197917%

1960–196913%

1950–19599%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier4%

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 ±$2,311.

$54,688

median household income

23.2%

of people live below the poverty line

6.5%

unemployment rate

29%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

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.

24 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

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