Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,176
Median household income: $39,439
Median home value: $120,200

Avoyelles Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 39,176. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $39,439, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Avoyelles Parish's population declined 3.7% from 40,669 to 39,176, while its median household income rose 2.3% from $38,565 to $39,439.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.0% of the population. 83.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,176
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,439
Median home value: $120,200
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 18,323
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,66939,176

Median household income

$38,565$39,439

Median home value

$104,200$120,200

Median gross rent

$663$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,669	$38,565	$104,200	$663
2020	40,465	$35,530	$103,900	$667
2021	39,880	$37,903	$105,700	$729
2022	39,529	$38,696	$123,600	$749
2023	39,176	$39,439	$120,200	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,549	6.5%
5 to 17	6,828	17.4%
18 to 24	3,204	8.2%
25 to 34	5,214	13.3%
35 to 44	5,078	13.0%
45 to 54	4,368	11.1%
55 to 64	5,164	13.2%
65 to 74	3,958	10.1%
75 and over	2,813	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,690	63.0%
Black or African American	10,399	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	280	0.7%
Asian	250	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	2,040	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,494	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,106	23.0%
High school graduate	9,835	37.0%
Some college or associate's	7,749	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,789	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,116	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,661	83.2%
Carpooled	1,081	7.7%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	298	2.1%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	479	3.4%
Other means	470	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,535	33.5%
15 to 29 min	2,842	21.0%
30 to 44 min	2,362	17.5%
45 to 59 min	1,305	9.6%
60+ min	2,489	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 27.4% (9,875 of 36,094)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,773	60.3%
Nonfamily households	5,767	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,540	79.4%
Vacant	3,783	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,991	68.7%
Renter-occupied	4,549	31.3%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,874	70.3%
1-unit, attached	161	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,250	6.8%
5 to 19 units	208	1.1%
20 or more units	211	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3,619	19.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 22009
State: Louisiana
Land area: 831 sq mi
Water area: 34 sq mi
Center point: 31.0885, -91.9833