Jackson Parish vs Winn Parish

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

Jackson Parish and Winn 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 13,506 in Winn Parish). Winn Parish has the higher median household income ($46,368 vs $43,345 in Jackson Parish). Jackson Parish has the higher median home value ($107,400 vs $102,600 in Winn Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
Population	14,939	13,506
Median age	41.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,345	$46,368
Median home value	$107,400	$102,600
Median gross rent	$719	$640
Housing units	7,223	6,372
Homeownership rate	70.4%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
Population	15,879 → 14,939 (-5.9%)	14,313 → 13,506 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$39,139 → $43,345 (+10.7%)	$38,353 → $46,368 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $107,400 (+20.0%)	$77,700 → $102,600 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $719 (+33.4%)	$581 → $640 (+10.2%)

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

Winn Parish

Population

14,31313,506

Median household income

$38,353$46,368

Median home value

$77,700$102,600

Median gross rent

$581$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
Under 5	5.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.1%
75 and over	9.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	61.2%
Black or African American	25.5%	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
No high school diploma	14.3%	15.6%
High school graduate	44.7%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
Drove alone	84.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.7%
Other means	0.4%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
1-unit, detached	74.0%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Parish	Winn Parish
Poverty rate	24.3%	22.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1979	1978