Allen Parish vs De Soto Parish

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

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

De Soto Parish has the higher population (26,897 vs 22,552 in Allen Parish). Allen Parish has the higher median household income ($51,138 vs $46,077 in De Soto Parish). De Soto Parish has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $110,800 in Allen Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
Population	22,552	26,897
Median age	38.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,138	$46,077
Median home value	$110,800	$150,700
Median gross rent	$739	$719
Housing units	9,543	12,560
Homeownership rate	76.8%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
Population	25,618 → 22,552 (-12.0%)	27,289 → 26,897 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$46,446 → $51,138 (+10.1%)	$46,006 → $46,077 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $110,800 (+13.6%)	$117,300 → $150,700 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $739 (+23.0%)	$635 → $719 (+13.2%)

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

De Soto Parish

Population

27,28926,897

Median household income

$46,006$46,077

Median home value

$117,300$150,700

Median gross rent

$635$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
Under 5	5.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.0%
75 and over	5.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	59.2%
Black or African American	19.0%	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
No high school diploma	20.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	42.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
Drove alone	83.2%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.9%
Public transit	1.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
1-unit, detached	69.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Allen Parish	De Soto Parish
Poverty rate	20.4%	21.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1979	1989