Catahoula Parish is a county of 8,583 people in Louisiana. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $101,800. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Density works out to 12 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 24.3%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,275, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Catahoula Parish
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate36.8% → 24.3%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population11,065 → 8,583(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share25.8% → 34.3%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)27.9%(105)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29%(109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(136)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 376 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
Catahoula Parish, decade by decade
Catahoula Parish 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
11,065
$35,895
$74,162
8.7%
48.5
2000
10,920
$41,038
$69,223
9.4%
52.4
2010
10,407
$52,361
$97,679
10.5%
56.9
2020
8,906
$49,661
$109,811
15.4%
64.4
2024
8,583
$50,275
$101,800
16.0%
61.2
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.
