Waterproof

Population: 573
Median household income: $24,286
Median home value: $48,400

Waterproof, a community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, has 573 residents. At $24,286, its median household income sits below Tensas Parish's $36,074.

From 2019 to 2023, Waterproof's population declined 26.1% from 775 to 573, while its median home value fell 10.7% from $54,200 to $48,400.

Owners occupy 69.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 573
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $24,286
Median home value: $48,400
Median gross rent: $474
Housing units: 332
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

775573

Median household income

$25,250$24,286

Median home value

$54,200$48,400

Median gross rent

$489$474

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	775	$25,250	$54,200	$489
2020	901	$23,966	—	$554
2021	675	$28,611	$40,000	$490
2022	604	$21,953	$50,500	$484
2023	573	$24,286	$48,400	$474

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 342.1%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 646.3%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	9.2%
5 to 17	127	22.2%
18 to 24	82	14.3%
25 to 34	12	2.1%
35 to 44	88	15.4%
45 to 54	31	5.4%
55 to 64	36	6.3%
65 to 74	89	15.5%
75 and over	55	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27	4.7%
Black or African American	516	90.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	17.7%
High school graduate	128	41.2%
Some college or associate's	67	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	59	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means12.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	84	83.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.0%
Other means	13	12.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	43.3%
15 to 29 min	24	24.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	20	20.6%
60+ min	11	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 67.0% (384 of 573)

	Count	Share
Family households	81	40.1%
Nonfamily households	121	59.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202	60.8%
Vacant	130	39.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	140	69.3%
Renter-occupied	62	30.7%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	240	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	3.0%
5 to 19 units	37	11.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2279940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.8072, -91.3861