Allen Parish, Louisiana

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,552
Median household income: $51,138
Median home value: $110,800

Allen Parish, Louisiana counts 22,552 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $51,138 runs below the Louisiana figure of $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Allen Parish's population declined 12.0% from 25,618 to 22,552, while its median household income rose 10.1% from $46,446 to $51,138.

The median resident is 38.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,552
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,138
Median home value: $110,800
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 9,543
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,61822,552

Median household income

$46,446$51,138

Median home value

$97,500$110,800

Median gross rent

$601$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,618	$46,446	$97,500	$601
2020	25,572	$48,328	$107,400	$664
2021	23,085	$47,660	$112,300	$645
2022	22,798	$52,755	$113,400	$734
2023	22,552	$51,138	$110,800	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,327	5.9%
5 to 17	3,441	15.3%
18 to 24	1,748	7.8%
25 to 34	3,428	15.2%
35 to 44	3,264	14.5%
45 to 54	3,339	14.8%
55 to 64	2,755	12.2%
65 to 74	2,066	9.2%
75 and over	1,184	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,569	64.6%
Black or African American	4,279	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	305	1.4%
Asian	166	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	1,380	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,803	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,326	20.7%
High school graduate	6,811	42.5%
Some college or associate's	4,035	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,223	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	641	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,204	83.2%
Carpooled	467	6.3%
Public transit	92	1.2%
Walked	70	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	544	7.3%
Other means	82	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,932	42.4%
15 to 29 min	1,477	21.4%
30 to 44 min	1,061	15.3%
45 to 59 min	581	8.4%
60+ min	864	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.4% (3,849 of 18,853)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,180	67.6%
Nonfamily households	2,479	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,659	80.3%
Vacant	1,884	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,885	76.8%
Renter-occupied	1,774	23.2%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other19.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,640	69.6%
1-unit, attached	78	0.8%
2 to 4 units	700	7.3%
5 to 19 units	244	2.6%
20 or more units	29	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,852	19.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 22003
State: Louisiana
Land area: 762 sq mi
Water area: 4.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.6527, -92.8196