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Ascension Parish

Louisiana · 135,105 residents (2025 est.) · 290 sq mi
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Ascension Parish is a county of 130,314 people in Louisiana. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 53,687 people. That is roughly 51% ahead of the Louisiana median. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
130,314
+70%since 2000
from 76,627 in 2000
135,105 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
449 / sq mi
+32%since 2009
from 340 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.6
+14%since 2000
from 32.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
290 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
51K73K94K116K138K19902000201020202024Ascension Parish
2024130K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(8,562)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(9,224)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.1%(10,502)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(8,692)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(7,908)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(17,031)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.3%(19,903)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(16,049)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(15,610)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(10,828)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(4,603)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,402)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,549
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,288 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,258
+137%since 2000
from $17,858 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.7%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 12.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.421
+3%since 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$279,600
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $89,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,318
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $450 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
81.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 82.3% in 2000
19.0% rent
Vacancy rate
8.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.72 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 38.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+18%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.2%(58,378)
Black20.2%(15,466)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,883)
Asian0.3%(249)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.5%(82,760)
Black22.8%(29,771)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(10,961)
Asian1%(1,336)
Other4.2%(5,486)
Diversity Score
67
+28%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
39
+10%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.3%(4,348)
Central American2.1%(2,675)
Honduran0.9%(1,179)
Salvadoran0.7%(937)
Puerto Rican0.5%(613)
Cuban0.4%(491)
Colombian0.3%(328)
Guatemalan0.2%(290)
Dominican0.2%(285)
Nicaraguan0.2%(196)
Peruvian0.1%(107)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(97)
Costa Rican0.1%(66)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.3%(403)
Filipino0.2%(322)
Vietnamese0.2%(271)
Chinese0.2%(205)
Japanese0.1%(83)
Thai0%(55)
Korean0%(44)
Taiwanese0%(30)
Laotian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(14)
Ancestry
French14.8%(19,265)
German9.4%(12,268)
English8.6%(11,244)
American7.1%(9,288)
Irish6.8%(8,809)
Italian6.5%(8,419)
French Canadian2.3%(3,034)
Scotch-Irish1%(1,248)
Scottish0.9%(1,166)
Polish0.5%(616)
Hungarian0.4%(539)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.4%(462)
Arab0.3%(430)
Lebanese0.3%(332)
Norwegian0.3%(332)
Iranian0.3%(331)
Swedish0.2%(318)
Welsh0.2%(208)
Nigerian0.1%(187)
British0.1%(160)
Canadian0.1%(158)
West Indian0.1%(140)
Greek0.1%(137)
Ukrainian0.1%(102)
Moroccan0.1%(79)
Jamaican0.1%(66)
Danish0%(62)
Swiss0%(48)
Romanian0%(39)
Croatian0%(35)
Czech0%(34)
Finnish0%(33)
Russian0%(33)
Brazilian0%(26)
Ethiopian0%(21)
Egyptian0%(19)
Bulgarian0%(14)
Slovak0%(11)
Belgian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.1%
+14.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.3%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 79.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.0%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.2 min
+69%since 2000
from 17.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 83.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.9%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.1%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 11.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.9%
+9.7 ptssince 2017
from 82.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 94.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 93.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.8%(15,850)
Married57.3%(28,525)
Widowed2.6%(1,279)
Divorced8.3%(4,135)
Women 15+
Never married27.6%(14,393)
Married54.6%(28,505)
Widowed7.4%(3,863)
Divorced10.5%(5,476)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.4%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)25.8%(1,513)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(1,915)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(2,072)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(144)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,864 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?

Ascension Parish, Louisiana has about 130,314 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?

The typical household in Ascension Parish, Louisiana earns about $91,549 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ascension Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Ascension Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $279,600, and the typical rent is about $1,318 a month.

How educated are people in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?

About 29.1% of adults age 25 and over in Ascension Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?

About 10.3% of people in Ascension Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ascension Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Ascension Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 72,100 residents, a change of about 124 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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