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District 2, Washington Parish, LA

6,972 Population
122.7 square miles 56.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±7.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington Parish: 40.9 ±1
  • about 20 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

$24,968 ±$3,228 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington Parish: $25,927 ±$1,668
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,837 ±$7,990 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington Parish: $45,380 ±$3,664
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.1% ±9% (1,475  ±641) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington Parish: 24.3% 10,509 (±2.4% / ±1,034)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

35.6 minutes ±6.4 (82,480  ±22,639) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington Parish: 32.6 485,715 (±3.2 / ±53,496)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,692 ±351 Number of households
  • Washington Parish: 17,716 ±406
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (6,656  ±995) Persons per household
  • about the same as 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

0.7% ±2.4% (10  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Washington Parish: 6.6% † 624 (±2.3% / ±219)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,215 ±387 Number of housing units
  • Washington Parish: 21,439 ±45
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$162,400 ±$39,448 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington Parish: $155,700 ±$10,722
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±3.1% (526  ±230.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington Parish: 10.9% † 4,836 (±1.7% / ±762.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.5% ±16.9% (4,366  ±593) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington Parish: 84.3% 26,010 (±4% / ±1,229.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.2% ±3.6% (511  ±191.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington Parish: 12.8% † 3,952 (±1.7% / ±525.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about one-quarter 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

0.3% ±0.3% (18  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington Parish: 0.7% 293
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10% ±3.8% (543  ±217) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington Parish: 7.3% † 2,498 (±1% / ±340)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
543 Total veterans ±217 543 Male ±217 N/A Female ±20

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