Tensas Parish, Louisiana

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,992
Median household income: $36,074
Median home value: $80,300

Tensas Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 3,992. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $36,074, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tensas Parish's population declined 12.5% from 4,561 to 3,992, while its median household income rose 31.2% from $27,500 to $36,074.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.0% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 53.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,992
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,074
Median home value: $80,300
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 2,804
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5613,992

Median household income

$27,500$36,074

Median home value

$66,400$80,300

Median gross rent

$561$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,561	$27,500	$66,400	$561
2020	4,435	$29,767	$78,900	$582
2021	4,269	$32,962	$84,200	$517
2022	4,127	$35,653	$78,300	$622
2023	3,992	$36,074	$80,300	$613

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	4.8%
5 to 17	671	16.8%
18 to 24	246	6.2%
25 to 34	331	8.3%
35 to 44	486	12.2%
45 to 54	350	8.8%
55 to 64	636	15.9%
65 to 74	679	17.0%
75 and over	402	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,651	41.4%
Black or African American	2,128	53.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	552	19.1%
High school graduate	1,279	44.3%
Some college or associate's	674	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	216	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	163	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,011	85.9%
Carpooled	91	7.7%
Public transit	4	0.3%
Walked	10	0.8%
Bicycle	2	0.2%
Worked from home	25	2.1%
Other means	34	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	490	42.5%
15 to 29 min	256	22.2%
30 to 44 min	187	16.2%
45 to 59 min	113	9.8%
60+ min	106	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 32.8% (1,255 of 3,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	875	53.7%
Nonfamily households	754	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,629	58.1%
Vacant	1,175	41.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,134	69.6%
Renter-occupied	495	30.4%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,215	79.0%
1-unit, attached	11	0.4%
2 to 4 units	36	1.3%
5 to 19 units	56	2.0%
20 or more units	20	0.7%
Mobile home & other	466	16.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22107
State: Louisiana
Land area: 603 sq mi
Water area: 38 sq mi
Center point: 32.0015, -91.3426