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District 1, Washington Parish, LA

5,522 Population
42.1 square miles 131.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington Parish: 40.9 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,777 ±$3,289 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington Parish: $25,927 ±$1,668
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,732 ±$7,376 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington Parish: $45,380 ±$3,664
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.4% ±9% (1,273  ±540) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Washington Parish: 24.3% 10,509 (±2.4% / ±1,034)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.8 minutes ±5.8 (33,245  ±11,726) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington Parish: 32.6 485,715 (±3.2 / ±53,496)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,181 ±310 Number of households
  • Washington Parish: 17,716 ±406
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (5,501  ±969) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington Parish: 2.5 43,344 (±0.1 / ±78)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.7% ±9.5% (93  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington Parish: 6.6% † 624 (±2.3% / ±219)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,747 ±315 Number of housing units
  • Washington Parish: 21,439 ±45
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$116,800 ±$56,441 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington Parish: $155,700 ±$10,722
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.5% ±5.4% (678  ±316.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington Parish: 10.9% † 4,836 (±1.7% / ±762.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76.5% ±3.1% (2,763  ±422.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington Parish: 84.3% 26,010 (±4% / ±1,229.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.6% ±4.4% (529  ±177.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington Parish: 12.8% † 3,952 (±1.7% / ±525.2)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±2.4% (116  ±134) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Washington Parish: 0.7% 293
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.9% ±3.6% (353  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington Parish: 7.3% † 2,498 (±1% / ±340)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
353 Total veterans ±153 347 Male ±153 6 Female ±10

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