Cameron Parish, Louisiana

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,222
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $183,300

Cameron Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 5,222. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $72,500 runs above the Louisiana figure of $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Cameron Parish's population declined 24.6% from 6,930 to 5,222, while its median household income rose 35.7% from $53,423 to $72,500.

The median resident is 43.0 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,222
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $183,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 3,447
Homeownership rate: 96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9305,222

Median household income

$53,423$72,500

Median home value

$119,500$183,300

Median gross rent

$905$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,930	$53,423	$119,500	$905
2020	6,963	$56,902	$124,300	$857
2021	5,650	$64,525	$152,500	—
2022	5,447	$69,847	$177,600	—
2023	5,222	$72,500	$183,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	355	6.8%
5 to 17	900	17.2%
18 to 24	352	6.7%
25 to 34	331	6.3%
35 to 44	977	18.7%
45 to 54	532	10.2%
55 to 64	851	16.3%
65 to 74	527	10.1%
75 and over	397	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,473	85.7%
Black or African American	63	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	1.8%
Asian	81	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	498	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	429	11.9%
High school graduate	1,378	38.1%
Some college or associate's	1,264	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	318	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	226	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,941	89.0%
Carpooled	196	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	593	27.5%
15 to 29 min	646	30.0%
30 to 44 min	470	21.8%
45 to 59 min	140	6.5%
60+ min	307	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.3% (327 of 5,178)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,723	84.7%
Nonfamily households	311	15.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,034	59.0%
Vacant	1,413	41.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,971	96.9%
Renter-occupied	63	3.1%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other35.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,231	64.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,205	35.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 22023
State: Louisiana
Land area: 1,285 sq mi
Water area: 652 sq mi
Center point: 29.8718, -93.1649