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Calcasieu Parish

Louisiana · 208,466 residents (2025 est.) · 1,064 sq mi
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With 207,088 people, Calcasieu Parish is a county in Louisiana. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 4%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $217,000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 17.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
207,088
+13%since 2000
from 183,577 in 2000
208,466 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
195 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 174 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.4
+8%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,064 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
163K178K192K207K222K19902000201020202024Calcasieu Parish
2024207K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(13,816)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(12,459)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148%(16,493)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(13,486)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(12,494)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(28,433)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(27,166)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(23,493)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(25,929)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(20,346)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(9,573)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(3,400)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,564
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,372 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,113
+104%since 2000
from $17,710 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.3%
+19.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+3%since 2010
from 0.468 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade10.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing1.4%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$217,000
+69%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $70,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,109
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $465 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 71.6% in 2000
27.2% rent
Vacancy rate
18.4%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+37%since 2009
from 2.3 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
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.8%(133,716)
Black23.8%(43,769)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(2,463)
Asian0.6%(1,163)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.7%(133,998)
Black23.3%(48,283)
Hispanic / Latino5.4%(11,101)
Asian1.5%(3,033)
Other5.2%(10,673)
Diversity Score
65
+20%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
47
−12%since 2020
from 53 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
Mexican2.3%(4,668)
Central American0.8%(1,738)
Honduran0.6%(1,172)
Cuban0.5%(1,052)
Spaniard0.4%(756)
Puerto Rican0.3%(602)
Venezuelan0.2%(364)
Salvadoran0.2%(333)
Colombian0.1%(247)
Guatemalan0.1%(121)
Panamanian0.1%(105)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Pakistani0.3%(560)
Asian Indian0.2%(517)
Chinese0.2%(377)
Filipino0.2%(321)
Vietnamese0.1%(259)
Nepalese0.1%(229)
Cambodian0.1%(175)
Laotian0.1%(122)
Hmong0%(93)
Thai0%(65)
Japanese0%(60)
Korean0%(48)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(126)
Guamanian0%(22)
Ancestry
French10.8%(22,351)
English8.2%(16,896)
American7.2%(14,825)
Irish6.5%(13,393)
German6.3%(13,070)
French Canadian3.9%(8,029)
Italian2.4%(5,064)
Scottish1.2%(2,450)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,892)
West Indian0.5%(984)
Dutch0.4%(815)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.4%(747)
Polish0.3%(662)
Arab0.2%(512)
Norwegian0.2%(479)
Lebanese0.2%(364)
British0.2%(352)
Czech0.2%(332)
Welsh0.2%(327)
Swiss0.1%(269)
Portuguese0.1%(225)
Jamaican0.1%(212)
Greek0.1%(210)
Romanian0.1%(201)
Canadian0.1%(149)
Ukrainian0.1%(140)
Nigerian0.1%(134)
Palestinian0.1%(120)
Russian0.1%(117)
Turkish0%(89)
Austrian0%(80)
Haitian0%(78)
Finnish0%(64)
Hungarian0%(62)
Danish0%(55)
Belgian0%(49)
Brazilian0%(45)
Armenian0%(41)
Iranian0%(37)
Guyanese0%(23)
Barbadian0%(23)
Syrian0%(22)
Moroccan0%(14)
Slovak0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.9%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 16.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.8%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 77.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.1 min
+66%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 82.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.1%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
3.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2012
from 16.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.6%
−9.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2017
from 70.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 92.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 2.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.4%(27,362)
Married52%(41,337)
Widowed3.3%(2,601)
Divorced10.4%(8,249)
Women 15+
Never married29.3%(24,824)
Married47.9%(40,621)
Widowed9.8%(8,311)
Divorced13%(11,015)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.6%
−9.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 51.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 26.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 40.8% 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)26.3%(3,114)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(2,696)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(3,318)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(345)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(130)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,824 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has about 207,088 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana earns about $67,564 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $217,000, and the typical rent is about $1,109 a month.

How educated are people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?

About 24.9% of adults age 25 and over in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?

About 17.4% of people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 38,954 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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

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