Grambling

Population: 5,302
Median household income: $17,670
Median home value: $176,000

Grambling is a community in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, home to 5,302 residents. The median household income of $17,670 is below the Lincoln Parish median ($38,035).

Between 2019 and 2023, Grambling's population grew 2.3% from 5,185 to 5,302, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $114,800 to $176,000.

The median gross rent is $518. 31.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,302
Median age: 21.1 yrs
Median household income: $17,670
Median home value: $176,000
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 2,050
Homeownership rate: 33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1855,302

Median household income

$22,398$17,670

Median home value

$114,800$176,000

Median gross rent

$712$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,185	$22,398	$114,800	$712
2020	5,168	$23,393	$155,300	$698
2021	5,127	$28,498	$113,800	$723
2022	5,315	$25,050	$149,200	$776
2023	5,302	$17,670	$176,000	$518

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2438.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	2.9%
5 to 17	1,013	19.1%
18 to 24	2,055	38.8%
25 to 34	568	10.7%
35 to 44	495	9.3%
45 to 54	195	3.7%
55 to 64	257	4.8%
65 to 74	237	4.5%
75 and over	328	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	387	7.3%
Black or African American	4,461	84.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.3%
Two or more races	184	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	238	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	209	10.0%
High school graduate	679	32.6%
Some college or associate's	528	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	277	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	387	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone58.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	915	58.6%
Carpooled	135	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	5.1%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	393	25.2%
Other means	38	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	548	46.9%
15 to 29 min	506	43.3%
30 to 44 min	59	5.0%
45 to 59 min	18	1.5%
60+ min	38	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 58.5% (2,258 of 3,860)

	Count	Share
Family households	740	44.9%
Nonfamily households	907	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,647	80.3%
Vacant	403	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	554	33.6%
Renter-occupied	1,093	66.4%

1-unit, detached54.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units28.6%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,118	54.5%
1-unit, attached	12	0.6%
2 to 4 units	586	28.6%
5 to 19 units	194	9.5%
20 or more units	52	2.5%
Mobile home & other	88	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2230515
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.5263, -92.7080