Coushatta

Population: 1,945
Median household income: $29,477
Median home value: $91,800

Coushatta, a community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, has 1,945 residents. The median household income of $29,477 is below the Red River Parish median ($44,539).

From 2019 to 2023, Coushatta's population declined 23.0% from 2,525 to 1,945, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $72,500 to $91,800.

7.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,945
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $29,477
Median home value: $91,800
Median gross rent: $701
Housing units: 777
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5251,945

Median household income

$22,837$29,477

Median home value

$72,500$91,800

Median gross rent

$649$701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,525	$22,837	$72,500	$649
2020	2,246	$21,446	$68,600	$418
2021	2,217	$25,448	$66,700	$623
2022	2,053	$27,841	$77,200	$588
2023	1,945	$29,477	$91,800	$701

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	201	10.3%
5 to 17	234	12.0%
18 to 24	176	9.0%
25 to 34	231	11.9%
35 to 44	137	7.0%
45 to 54	256	13.2%
55 to 64	285	14.7%
65 to 74	198	10.2%
75 and over	227	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	510	26.2%
Black or African American	1,318	67.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	115	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate58.5%

Some college or associate's8.7%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	340	25.5%
High school graduate	781	58.5%
Some college or associate's	116	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	65	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	516	86.1%
Carpooled	37	6.2%
Public transit	6	1.0%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	5.2%
Other means	5	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	361	63.6%
15 to 29 min	94	16.5%
30 to 44 min	73	12.9%
45 to 59 min	17	3.0%
60+ min	23	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 40.0% (704 of 1,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	439	60.7%
Nonfamily households	284	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	723	93.1%
Vacant	54	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	331	45.8%
Renter-occupied	392	54.2%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	489	62.9%
1-unit, attached	11	1.4%
2 to 4 units	129	16.6%
5 to 19 units	101	13.0%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	43	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2218055
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 32.0258, -93.3406