Jackson Parish vs West Feliciana Parish

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

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

West Feliciana Parish has the higher population (15,381 vs 14,939 in Jackson Parish). West Feliciana Parish has the higher median household income ($74,277 vs $43,345 in Jackson Parish). West Feliciana Parish has the higher median home value ($263,200 vs $107,400 in Jackson Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
Population	14,939	15,381
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,345	$74,277
Median home value	$107,400	$263,200
Median gross rent	$719	$998
Housing units	7,223	5,127
Homeownership rate	70.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
Population	15,879 → 14,939 (-5.9%)	15,428 → 15,381 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$39,139 → $43,345 (+10.7%)	$59,637 → $74,277 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $107,400 (+20.0%)	$229,500 → $263,200 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $719 (+33.4%)	$785 → $998 (+27.1%)

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

West Feliciana Parish

Population

15,42815,381

Median household income

$59,637$74,277

Median home value

$229,500$263,200

Median gross rent

$785$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
Under 5	5.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.4%
75 and over	9.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	50.4%
Black or African American	25.5%	45.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
No high school diploma	14.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	44.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
Drove alone	84.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	3.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
1-unit, detached	74.0%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Parish	West Feliciana Parish
Poverty rate	24.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1979	1991