Welsh

Population: 3,323
Median household income: $75,709
Median home value: $187,900

Located in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, Welsh is a community with a population of 3,323. Its median household income of $75,709 runs above the Jefferson Davis Parish figure of $56,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Welsh's population grew 3.0% from 3,227 to 3,323, while its median home value rose 59.2% from $118,000 to $187,900.

20.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.01 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,323
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $75,709
Median home value: $187,900
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 1,250
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2273,323

Median household income

$31,216$75,709

Median home value

$118,000$187,900

Median gross rent

$715$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,227	$31,216	$118,000	$715
2020	3,209	$44,911	$147,900	$773
2021	3,330	$69,500	$155,600	$774
2022	3,336	$94,196	$158,700	$685
2023	3,323	$75,709	$187,900	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	250	7.5%
5 to 17	587	17.7%
18 to 24	264	7.9%
25 to 34	569	17.1%
35 to 44	350	10.5%
45 to 54	468	14.1%
55 to 64	473	14.2%
65 to 74	138	4.2%
75 and over	224	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,572	77.4%
Black or African American	524	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	168	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	8.2%
High school graduate	959	43.2%
Some college or associate's	721	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	280	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	80	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,336	89.1%
Carpooled	61	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	103	6.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	168	11.2%
15 to 29 min	416	27.7%
30 to 44 min	387	25.8%
45 to 59 min	235	15.7%
60+ min	294	19.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 20.9% (676 of 3,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	839	77.9%
Nonfamily households	238	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,077	86.2%
Vacant	173	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	845	78.5%
Renter-occupied	232	21.5%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	889	71.1%
1-unit, attached	13	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14	1.1%
5 to 19 units	96	7.7%
20 or more units	14	1.1%
Mobile home & other	224	17.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2280430
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 30.2356, -92.8124