Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,738
Median household income: $47,753
Median home value: $88,000

Catahoula Parish, Louisiana counts 8,738 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $47,753 is below the Louisiana median ($60,023).

From 2019 to 2023, Catahoula Parish's population declined 10.5% from 9,766 to 8,738, while its median household income rose 19.0% from $40,129 to $47,753.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.9% of the population. 77.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,738
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,753
Median home value: $88,000
Median gross rent: $724
Housing units: 4,447
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7668,738

Median household income

$40,129$47,753

Median home value

$89,000$88,000

Median gross rent

$443$724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,766	$40,129	$89,000	$443
2020	9,586	$40,973	$90,600	$657
2021	9,117	$42,232	$87,100	$655
2022	8,895	$48,259	$91,300	$712
2023	8,738	$47,753	$88,000	$724

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	497	5.7%
5 to 17	1,462	16.7%
18 to 24	597	6.8%
25 to 34	1,226	14.0%
35 to 44	1,233	14.1%
45 to 54	904	10.3%
55 to 64	1,230	14.1%
65 to 74	952	10.9%
75 and over	637	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,492	62.9%
Black or African American	3,019	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	111	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,594	25.8%
High school graduate	2,365	38.3%
Some college or associate's	1,197	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	618	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	408	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,154	77.9%
Carpooled	227	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	287	10.4%
Other means	55	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	736	29.7%
15 to 29 min	448	18.1%
30 to 44 min	875	35.3%
45 to 59 min	164	6.6%
60+ min	256	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 28.1% (2,117 of 7,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,233	72.6%
Nonfamily households	843	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,076	69.2%
Vacant	1,371	30.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,337	76.0%
Renter-occupied	739	24.0%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other36.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,483	55.8%
1-unit, attached	28	0.6%
2 to 4 units	112	2.5%
5 to 19 units	66	1.5%
20 or more units	159	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,599	36.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 22025
State: Louisiana
Land area: 709 sq mi
Water area: 30 sq mi
Center point: 31.6665, -91.8467