Bogalusa is home to 10,468 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 39.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 49% less than in Louisiana as a whole. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $97,600.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $30,749, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bogalusa
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants65.9% → 47.0%(−18.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share34.6% → 48.9%(+14.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population14,280 → 10,468(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
Bogalusa's population equals 23% of Washington Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 65% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(136)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.3%(298)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 605 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bogalusa, decade by decade
Bogalusa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,280
$33,272
$76,322
9.7%
58.2
2000
13,365
$35,087
$79,606
10.8%
63.7
2010
12,232
$32,194
$108,037
11.8%
67.7
2020
10,659
$38,323
$140,475
15.5%
71.3
2024
10,468
$30,749
$97,600
12.0%
73.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
