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Ouachita Parish School District, LA

111,238 Population
580.6 square miles 191.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Ouachita Parish: 37.4 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,547 ±$2,494 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Ouachita Parish: $34,318 ±$2,798
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,484 ±$4,375 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ouachita Parish: $61,273 ±$5,316
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.3% ±3% (15,129  ±3,244) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ouachita Parish: 19.5% † 29,364 (±3.1% / ±4,613)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.5 minutes ±1.1 (1,093,865  ±60,544) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Ouachita Parish: 22.1 1,387,520 (±0.9 / ±67,103)
  • 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

44,172 ±2,199 Number of households
  • Ouachita Parish: 62,352 ±1,803
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (108,489  ±85) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ouachita Parish: 2.5 152,778 (±0.1 / ±77)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±2% (882  ±499) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ouachita Parish: 5% † 1,888 (±1.9% / ±694)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,015 ±2,217 Number of housing units
  • Ouachita Parish: 72,114 ±41
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$216,300 ±$20,440 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Ouachita Parish: $210,500 ±$19,168
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±2.5% (10,666  ±2,766.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Ouachita Parish: 9.2% † 14,281 (±2.1% / ±3,286)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.1% ±5.7% (65,918  ±4,777) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ouachita Parish: 88.1% 92,165 (±5.3% / ±5,576.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.8% ±3.5% (21,541  ±2,683.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ouachita Parish: 29.5% † 30,853 (±3.1% / ±3,276)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

2.4% ±1.1% (2,672  ±1,220) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ouachita Parish: 2.6% 4,050
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.6% (5,848  ±1,360) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ouachita Parish: 5.9% † 7,066 (±1.2% / ±1,410)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,848 Total veterans ±1,360 5,558 Male ±1,332 290 Female ±241

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