Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,162
Median household income: $42,273
Median home value: $118,500

Evangeline Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 32,162. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $42,273 is below the Louisiana median ($60,023).

Between 2019 and 2023, Evangeline Parish's population declined 4.2% from 33,589 to 32,162, while its median household income rose 32.2% from $31,965 to $42,273.

The median resident is 37.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,162
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,273
Median home value: $118,500
Median gross rent: $663
Housing units: 14,523
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,58932,162

Median household income

$31,965$42,273

Median home value

$96,600$118,500

Median gross rent

$577$663

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,589	$31,965	$96,600	$577
2020	33,491	$31,427	$99,500	$573
2021	32,538	$32,465	$96,800	$598
2022	32,335	$34,526	$101,000	$667
2023	32,162	$42,273	$118,500	$663

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,203	6.8%
5 to 17	5,920	18.4%
18 to 24	2,990	9.3%
25 to 34	4,020	12.5%
35 to 44	4,283	13.3%
45 to 54	3,549	11.0%
55 to 64	4,149	12.9%
65 to 74	2,971	9.2%
75 and over	2,077	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,731	64.5%
Black or African American	8,256	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.2%
Asian	123	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	483	1.5%
Two or more races	1,059	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,428	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,395	20.9%
High school graduate	8,980	42.7%
Some college or associate's	5,028	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,975	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	671	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,282	81.1%
Carpooled	957	8.4%
Public transit	38	0.3%
Walked	249	2.2%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	319	2.8%
Other means	583	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,400	30.6%
15 to 29 min	3,381	30.4%
30 to 44 min	1,863	16.7%
45 to 59 min	833	7.5%
60+ min	1,647	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 23.0% (7,022 of 30,592)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,995	65.3%
Nonfamily households	4,245	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,240	84.3%
Vacant	2,283	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,935	64.8%
Renter-occupied	4,305	35.2%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,684	73.6%
1-unit, attached	136	0.9%
2 to 4 units	855	5.9%
5 to 19 units	264	1.8%
20 or more units	470	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2,114	14.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22039
State: Louisiana
Land area: 662 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 30.7207, -92.4041