Webster Parish, Louisiana

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 36,189
Median household income: $37,396
Median home value: $105,600

Webster Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 36,189. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $37,396, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Webster Parish's population declined 7.8% from 39,242 to 36,189, while its median household income rose 29.2% from $28,951 to $37,396.

The typical home was built around 1974. 26.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,189
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,396
Median home value: $105,600
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 18,341
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,24236,189

Median household income

$28,951$37,396

Median home value

$81,500$105,600

Median gross rent

$688$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,242	$28,951	$81,500	$688
2020	38,813	$30,324	$85,300	$665
2021	37,356	$31,197	$86,700	$701
2022	36,761	$34,263	$100,100	$735
2023	36,189	$37,396	$105,600	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,083	5.8%
5 to 17	6,187	17.1%
18 to 24	2,893	8.0%
25 to 34	4,188	11.6%
35 to 44	4,161	11.5%
45 to 54	4,231	11.7%
55 to 64	5,126	14.2%
65 to 74	4,253	11.8%
75 and over	3,067	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,322	61.7%
Black or African American	12,068	33.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	0.3%
Asian	112	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.1%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	736	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	780	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,443	13.8%
High school graduate	10,982	43.9%
Some college or associate's	7,398	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,218	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	985	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,652	84.1%
Carpooled	754	6.0%
Public transit	59	0.5%
Walked	159	1.3%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	868	6.9%
Other means	152	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,991	33.8%
15 to 29 min	3,968	33.6%
30 to 44 min	1,396	11.8%
45 to 59 min	1,321	11.2%
60+ min	1,118	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 26.9% (9,462 of 35,239)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,465	64.1%
Nonfamily households	5,296	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,761	80.5%
Vacant	3,580	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,067	68.2%
Renter-occupied	4,694	31.8%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other21.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,543	68.4%
1-unit, attached	169	0.9%
2 to 4 units	916	5.0%
5 to 19 units	534	2.9%
20 or more units	161	0.9%
Mobile home & other	4,018	21.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 22119
State: Louisiana
Land area: 593 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 32.7322, -93.3398