Washington Parish, Louisiana Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Washington Parish is 10th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Washington Parish is 16th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Main Cities Within Washington Parish, Louisiana

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 46,670 25th 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 669.5 28th 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 70.4 27th 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 43rd 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.7% 29th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.4% 16th 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.5% 34th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.4% 49th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 67.5% 28th 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 30.7% 34th 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 54th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 47th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 49th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 37th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.0% 40th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 65.9% 31st 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 50.4% 41st 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.9% 45th 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 21,174 23rd 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.1% 43rd 18.1% 25.9%
Households 17,444 24th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.0% 28th 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $82,900 41st $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.6 39th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 66 27th 13,018 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $17,537 56th $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $30,554 58th $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 27.4% 10th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Washington Parish Rank Louisiana US
Non-farm private establishments 638 31st 103,216 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 7,475 33rd 1,617,229 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,407 25th 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $326,287 28th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,241 45th $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $28,122 31st $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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