Jackson Parish vs LaSalle Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson Parish and LaSalle Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jackson Parish has the higher population (14,939 vs 14,804 in LaSalle Parish). LaSalle Parish has the higher median household income ($67,077 vs $43,345 in Jackson Parish). LaSalle Parish has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $107,400 in Jackson Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
Population	14,939	14,804
Median age	41.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,345	$67,077
Median home value	$107,400	$137,200
Median gross rent	$719	$576
Housing units	7,223	6,203
Homeownership rate	70.4%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
Population	15,879 → 14,939 (-5.9%)	14,936 → 14,804 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$39,139 → $43,345 (+10.7%)	$42,104 → $67,077 (+59.3%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $107,400 (+20.0%)	$93,000 → $137,200 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $719 (+33.4%)	$656 → $576 (-12.2%)

Jackson Parish

Population

15,87914,939

Median household income

$39,139$43,345

Median home value

$89,500$107,400

Median gross rent

$539$719

LaSalle Parish

Population

14,93614,804

Median household income

$42,104$67,077

Median home value

$93,000$137,200

Median gross rent

$656$576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	9.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	75.0%
Black or African American	25.5%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
No high school diploma	14.3%	19.6%
High school graduate	44.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
Drove alone	84.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	15.4%
Public transit	0.3%	1.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.3%
Other means	0.4%	6.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
1-unit, detached	74.0%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Parish	LaSalle Parish
Poverty rate	24.3%	15.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1979	1980