Allen Parish vs Assumption Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Allen Parish and Assumption Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Allen Parish and Assumption Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Allen Parish has the higher population (22,552 vs 20,720 in Assumption Parish). Assumption Parish has the higher median household income ($52,546 vs $51,138 in Allen Parish). Assumption Parish has the higher median home value ($141,200 vs $110,800 in Allen Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
Population	22,552	20,720
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,138	$52,546
Median home value	$110,800	$141,200
Median gross rent	$739	$801
Housing units	9,543	10,039
Homeownership rate	76.8%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
Population	25,618 → 22,552 (-12.0%)	22,478 → 20,720 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$46,446 → $51,138 (+10.1%)	$43,759 → $52,546 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $110,800 (+13.6%)	$118,600 → $141,200 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $739 (+23.0%)	$797 → $801 (+0.5%)

Allen Parish

Population

25,61822,552

Median household income

$46,446$51,138

Median home value

$97,500$110,800

Median gross rent

$601$739

Assumption Parish

Population

22,47820,720

Median household income

$43,759$52,546

Median home value

$118,600$141,200

Median gross rent

$797$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.5%
75 and over	5.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	64.3%
Black or African American	19.0%	28.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
No high school diploma	20.7%	21.8%
High school graduate	42.5%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
Drove alone	83.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.7%
Public transit	1.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	2.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
1-unit, detached	69.6%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	34.1%

Poverty & households

	Allen Parish	Assumption Parish
Poverty rate	20.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1979	1982