East Carroll Parish vs West Carroll Parish

A side-by-side comparison of East Carroll Parish and West Carroll Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Carroll Parish has the higher population (9,622 vs 7,195 in East Carroll Parish). West Carroll Parish has the higher median household income ($48,514 vs $28,321 in East Carroll Parish). West Carroll Parish has the higher median home value ($97,600 vs $87,400 in East Carroll Parish).

Population, income & housing

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	7,195	9,622
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$28,321	$48,514
Median home value	$87,400	$97,600
Median gross rent	$767	$692
Housing units	3,408	4,691
Homeownership rate	60.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	7,096 → 7,195 (+1.4%)	11,041 → 9,622 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$22,346 → $28,321 (+26.7%)	$38,500 → $48,514 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $87,400 (+13.8%)	$90,300 → $97,600 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$485 → $767 (+58.1%)	$547 → $692 (+26.5%)

East Carroll Parish

Population

7,0967,195

Median household income

$22,346$28,321

Median home value

$76,800$87,400

Median gross rent

$485$767

West Carroll Parish

Population

11,0419,622

Median household income

$38,500$48,514

Median home value

$90,300$97,600

Median gross rent

$547$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
Under 5	4.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	13.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.2%
75 and over	6.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	29.0%	79.7%
Black or African American	64.1%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
No high school diploma	30.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	33.9%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
Drove alone	78.1%	88.3%
Carpooled	12.2%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.7%
Other means	4.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
1-unit, detached	67.8%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	22.3%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	East Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish
Poverty rate	35.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1975	1978