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District 2, Washington Parish, LA

5,909 Population
122.7 square miles 48.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.7 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington Parish: 41 ±0.8
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$27,202 ±$5,024 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington Parish: $25,520 ±$1,525
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$36,989 ±$12,857 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington Parish: $42,776 ±$3,425
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

24.5% ±7.9% (1,380  ±495) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Washington Parish: 24.2% † 10,493 (±3.4% / ±1,453)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

31.2 minutes ±5.1 (61,410  ±17,884) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington Parish: 32.6 491,395 (±2.6 / ±47,510)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

2,403 ±384 Number of households
  • Washington Parish: 17,651 ±472
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.3 ±0.1 (5,617  ±910) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington Parish: 2.5 43,510 (±0.1 / ±50)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

1.5% ±2.7% (17  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Washington Parish: 7.4% † 715 (±2.3% / ±224)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

2,906 ±424 Number of housing units
  • Washington Parish: 21,422 ±41
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$142,100 ±$28,659 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Washington Parish: $139,400 ±$11,432
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

10.5% ±4% (619  ±252.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington Parish: 13.3% † 5,946 (±2.1% / ±953.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

84.2% ±18.3% (3,774  ±571.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington Parish: 84.1% 26,072 (±3.9% / ±1,194.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
8.3% ±3.5% (371  ±165.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington Parish: 12.7% † 3,941 (±1.8% / ±553.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

0.4% ±0.5% (25  ±31) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Washington Parish: 0.8% 368
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

9.1% ±4.3% (445  ±222) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington Parish: 7.1% † 2,433 (±1% / ±345)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
445 Total veterans ±222 445 Male ±222 N/A Female ±20

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