Washington Parish, Louisiana

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,238
Median household income: $42,776
Median home value: $139,400

Home to 45,238 residents, Washington Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $42,776 is below the Louisiana median ($60,023).

From 2019 to 2023, Washington Parish's population declined 2.6% from 46,435 to 45,238, while its median household income rose 13.9% from $37,570 to $42,776.

68.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,238
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,776
Median home value: $139,400
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 21,422
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,43545,238

Median household income

$37,570$42,776

Median home value

$101,000$139,400

Median gross rent

$655$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,435	$37,570	$101,000	$655
2020	46,325	$39,185	$114,900	$648
2021	45,794	$39,168	$113,700	$674
2022	45,514	$41,803	$133,200	$731
2023	45,238	$42,776	$139,400	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,878	6.4%
5 to 17	7,835	17.3%
18 to 24	3,519	7.8%
25 to 34	5,408	12.0%
35 to 44	5,809	12.8%
45 to 54	5,307	11.7%
55 to 64	6,095	13.5%
65 to 74	5,060	11.2%
75 and over	3,327	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,764	63.6%
Black or African American	13,414	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	0.2%
Asian	34	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	165	0.4%
Two or more races	1,362	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,425	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate45.4%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,934	15.9%
High school graduate	14,086	45.4%
Some college or associate's	8,045	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,632	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,309	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means7.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,839	75.4%
Carpooled	1,731	11.0%
Public transit	65	0.4%
Walked	229	1.5%
Bicycle	17	0.1%
Worked from home	616	3.9%
Other means	1,205	7.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,999	33.1%
15 to 29 min	3,881	25.7%
30 to 44 min	1,991	13.2%
45 to 59 min	1,666	11.0%
60+ min	2,549	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 24.2% (10,493 of 43,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,314	64.1%
Nonfamily households	6,337	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,651	82.4%
Vacant	3,771	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,247	69.4%
Renter-occupied	5,404	30.6%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,583	68.1%
1-unit, attached	184	0.9%
2 to 4 units	981	4.6%
5 to 19 units	239	1.1%
20 or more units	255	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5,180	24.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 22117
State: Louisiana
Land area: 670 sq mi
Water area: 6.23 sq mi
Center point: 30.8521, -90.0463