Prien

Population: 8,248
Median household income: $91,300
Median home value: $278,400

Located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Prien is a community with a population of 8,248. At $91,300, its median household income sits above Calcasieu Parish's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Prien's population declined 2.2% from 8,437 to 8,248, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $241,300 to $278,400.

Households average 2.80 people. The median gross rent is $1,398.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,248
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $91,300
Median home value: $278,400
Median gross rent: $1,398
Housing units: 3,324
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4378,248

Median household income

$82,140$91,300

Median home value

$241,300$278,400

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,437	$82,140	$241,300	$1,456
2020	8,469	$87,688	$250,800	$1,458
2021	8,147	$90,494	$262,100	$1,383
2022	8,326	$93,011	$265,500	$1,316
2023	8,248	$91,300	$278,400	$1,398

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

Age distribution

Under 511.7%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	962	11.7%
5 to 17	1,655	20.1%
18 to 24	466	5.6%
25 to 34	732	8.9%
35 to 44	1,082	13.1%
45 to 54	1,016	12.3%
55 to 64	1,292	15.7%
65 to 74	637	7.7%
75 and over	406	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,647	80.6%
Black or African American	955	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	42	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	328	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	267	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.5%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	0.5%
High school graduate	1,590	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,400	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,207	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	943	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,326	90.7%
Carpooled	136	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	26	0.7%
Worked from home	179	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,182	33.9%
15 to 29 min	1,783	51.1%
30 to 44 min	326	9.3%
45 to 59 min	93	2.7%
60+ min	104	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 5.6% (458 of 8,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,169	73.6%
Nonfamily households	778	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,947	88.7%
Vacant	377	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,486	84.4%
Renter-occupied	461	15.6%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,977	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	87	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	260	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2262647
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 30.1510, -93.2742