Lincoln Parish vs Washington Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln Parish and Washington Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lincoln Parish has the higher population (48,160 vs 45,238 in Washington Parish). Washington Parish has the higher median household income ($42,776 vs $38,035 in Lincoln Parish). Lincoln Parish has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $139,400 in Washington Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
Population	48,160	45,238
Median age	28.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,035	$42,776
Median home value	$195,500	$139,400
Median gross rent	$821	$772
Housing units	20,650	21,422
Homeownership rate	53.5%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
Population	47,246 → 48,160 (+1.9%)	46,435 → 45,238 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$35,467 → $38,035 (+7.2%)	$37,570 → $42,776 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $195,500 (+26.5%)	$101,000 → $139,400 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $821 (+12.6%)	$655 → $772 (+17.9%)

Lincoln Parish

Population

47,24648,160

Median household income

$35,467$38,035

Median home value

$154,500$195,500

Median gross rent

$729$821

Washington Parish

Population

46,43545,238

Median household income

$37,570$42,776

Median home value

$101,000$139,400

Median gross rent

$655$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	25.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.2%
75 and over	5.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	63.6%
Black or African American	36.9%	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
No high school diploma	10.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	29.6%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
Drove alone	77.3%	75.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.9%
Other means	0.3%	7.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
1-unit, detached	57.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Parish	Washington Parish
Poverty rate	30.7%	24.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	33
Median year structure built	1985	1980