Acadia Parish, Louisiana

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 57,218
Median household income: $45,266
Median home value: $146,900

Home to 57,218 residents, Acadia Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $45,266 is below the Louisiana median ($60,023).

From 2019 to 2023, Acadia Parish's population declined 8.4% from 62,457 to 57,218, while its median household income rose 4.3% from $43,396 to $45,266.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,218
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $45,266
Median home value: $146,900
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 25,036
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

62,45757,218

Median household income

$43,396$45,266

Median home value

$118,000$146,900

Median gross rent

$662$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	62,457	$43,396	$118,000	$662
2020	62,371	$44,412	$130,300	$659
2021	58,200	$42,368	$129,600	$671
2022	57,674	$44,977	$145,100	$719
2023	57,218	$45,266	$146,900	$725

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,810	6.7%
5 to 17	11,053	19.3%
18 to 24	4,586	8.0%
25 to 34	7,219	12.6%
35 to 44	7,167	12.5%
45 to 54	6,568	11.5%
55 to 64	7,588	13.3%
65 to 74	5,767	10.1%
75 and over	3,460	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,941	76.8%
Black or African American	8,983	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	111	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.1%
Two or more races	2,292	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,802	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,296	19.3%
High school graduate	16,437	43.5%
Some college or associate's	8,965	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,666	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,405	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,842	84.1%
Carpooled	1,821	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	284	1.3%
Bicycle	183	0.8%
Worked from home	1,040	4.6%
Other means	230	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,172	28.9%
15 to 29 min	7,069	33.1%
30 to 44 min	4,210	19.7%
45 to 59 min	1,802	8.4%
60+ min	2,107	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 24.4% (13,750 of 56,402)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,205	66.0%
Nonfamily households	7,324	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,529	86.0%
Vacant	3,507	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,629	68.0%
Renter-occupied	6,900	32.0%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,578	74.2%
1-unit, attached	212	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1,177	4.7%
5 to 19 units	662	2.6%
20 or more units	219	0.9%
Mobile home & other	4,188	16.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 22001
State: Louisiana
Land area: 655 sq mi
Water area: 2.29 sq mi
Center point: 30.2915, -92.4110