Ascension Parish, Louisiana

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 128,593
Median household income: $92,266
Median home value: $265,300

Ascension Parish, Louisiana counts 128,593 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $92,266 is above the Louisiana median ($60,023).

From 2019 to 2023, Ascension Parish's population grew 4.5% from 123,114 to 128,593, while its median household income rose 14.6% from $80,527 to $92,266.

The median resident is 36.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 128,593
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $92,266
Median home value: $265,300
Median gross rent: $1,283
Housing units: 50,971
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

123,114128,593

Median household income

$80,527$92,266

Median home value

$207,400$265,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,283

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	123,114	$80,527	$207,400	$982
2020	125,061	$82,594	$224,300	$1,030
2021	125,289	$86,256	$228,000	$1,087
2022	126,973	$93,800	$255,600	$1,230
2023	128,593	$92,266	$265,300	$1,283

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,599	6.7%
5 to 17	25,630	19.9%
18 to 24	10,317	8.0%
25 to 34	17,021	13.2%
35 to 44	19,396	15.1%
45 to 54	16,084	12.5%
55 to 64	15,180	11.8%
65 to 74	10,575	8.2%
75 and over	5,791	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82,641	64.3%
Black or African American	29,195	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	180	0.1%
Asian	1,315	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	521	0.4%
Two or more races	4,258	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,477	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,525	11.3%
High school graduate	25,615	30.5%
Some college or associate's	24,976	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	15,836	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8,095	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52,489	83.4%
Carpooled	4,773	7.6%
Public transit	162	0.3%
Walked	416	0.7%
Bicycle	38	0.1%
Worked from home	4,843	7.7%
Other means	190	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,523	19.8%
15 to 29 min	19,102	32.9%
30 to 44 min	15,169	26.1%
45 to 59 min	5,855	10.1%
60+ min	6,419	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 10.3% (13,182 of 127,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,688	74.2%
Nonfamily households	12,085	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,773	91.8%
Vacant	4,198	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38,755	82.9%
Renter-occupied	8,018	17.1%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,475	73.5%
1-unit, attached	707	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,115	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1,524	3.0%
20 or more units	1,503	2.9%
Mobile home & other	8,647	17.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 22005
State: Louisiana
Land area: 290 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 30.2064, -90.9125