St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 82,128
Median household income: $45,637
Median home value: $142,900

St. Landry Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 82,128. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $45,637 is below the Louisiana median ($60,023).

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Landry Parish's population declined 1.3% from 83,172 to 82,128, while its median household income rose 25.4% from $36,403 to $45,637.

The median resident is 37.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,128
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,637
Median home value: $142,900
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 37,001
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,17282,128

Median household income

$36,403$45,637

Median home value

$108,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$652$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,172	$36,403	$108,400	$652
2020	82,786	$40,859	$122,900	$621
2021	82,999	$41,068	$124,900	$658
2022	82,574	$44,478	$148,400	$739
2023	82,128	$45,637	$142,900	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,832	7.1%
5 to 17	16,076	19.6%
18 to 24	6,828	8.3%
25 to 34	10,345	12.6%
35 to 44	9,630	11.7%
45 to 54	9,015	11.0%
55 to 64	10,753	13.1%
65 to 74	8,340	10.2%
75 and over	5,309	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,577	53.1%
Black or African American	32,809	39.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	106	0.1%
Asian	459	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	216	0.3%
Some other race	189	0.2%
Two or more races	2,434	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,338	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,368	19.4%
High school graduate	21,312	39.9%
Some college or associate's	14,061	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,986	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,665	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,175	79.7%
Carpooled	2,949	9.7%
Public transit	112	0.4%
Walked	685	2.3%
Bicycle	54	0.2%
Worked from home	1,789	5.9%
Other means	583	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,968	31.4%
15 to 29 min	8,074	28.3%
30 to 44 min	5,737	20.1%
45 to 59 min	2,425	8.5%
60+ min	3,354	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 24.0% (19,321 of 80,548)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,803	65.8%
Nonfamily households	10,835	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,638	85.5%
Vacant	5,363	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,159	70.0%
Renter-occupied	9,479	30.0%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other20.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,185	68.1%
1-unit, attached	390	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2,082	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,244	3.4%
20 or more units	403	1.1%
Mobile home & other	7,697	20.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 22097
State: Louisiana
Land area: 923 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 30.5834, -91.9893