Minden

Population: 11,604
Median household income: $29,597
Median home value: $116,700

Located in Webster Parish, Louisiana, Minden is a community with a population of 11,604. At $29,597, its median household income sits below Webster Parish's $37,396.

Between 2019 and 2023, Minden's population declined 5.5% from 12,274 to 11,604, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $97,200 to $116,700.

78.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,604
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $29,597
Median home value: $116,700
Median gross rent: $803
Housing units: 5,739
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,27411,604

Median household income

$24,894$29,597

Median home value

$97,200$116,700

Median gross rent

$766$803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,274	$24,894	$97,200	$766
2020	12,035	$26,653	$112,300	$774
2021	12,145	$25,661	$106,800	$763
2022	11,789	$28,233	$119,500	$750
2023	11,604	$29,597	$116,700	$803

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	717	6.2%
5 to 17	2,033	17.5%
18 to 24	1,064	9.2%
25 to 34	1,422	12.3%
35 to 44	1,520	13.1%
45 to 54	1,206	10.4%
55 to 64	1,624	14.0%
65 to 74	1,046	9.0%
75 and over	972	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,115	44.1%
Black or African American	5,844	50.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	80	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	286	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	246	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,176	15.1%
High school graduate	3,105	39.9%
Some college or associate's	2,300	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	838	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	371	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,488	85.1%
Carpooled	232	5.7%
Public transit	39	1.0%
Walked	8	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	274	6.7%
Other means	59	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,135	55.8%
15 to 29 min	829	21.7%
30 to 44 min	253	6.6%
45 to 59 min	367	9.6%
60+ min	242	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 34.6% (3,933 of 11,357)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,919	60.6%
Nonfamily households	1,898	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,817	83.9%
Vacant	922	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,589	53.7%
Renter-occupied	2,228	46.3%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,490	78.2%
1-unit, attached	55	1.0%
2 to 4 units	386	6.7%
5 to 19 units	322	5.6%
20 or more units	159	2.8%
Mobile home & other	327	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2250885
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 32.6191, -93.2728