COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Claiborne Parish

Louisiana · 17,405 residents · 755 sq mi

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Claiborne Parish is a county of 17,405 people in Louisiana. 32.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $35,100. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $16,073, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,405

+3%vs 2000

vs 16,851 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

755 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,188)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,237)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,345)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,149)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,166)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,650)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,352)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,593)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,649)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(1,611)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,004)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(461)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,073

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,344 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,076

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,825 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.0%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,100

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$224

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $318 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.5%(8,679)

Black47%(7,925)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(128)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.5%(9,309)

Black46.4%(8,082)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(31)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(37)

Puerto Rican0.1%(13)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Central American0%(4)

Honduran0%(4)

Asian origin

Laotian0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

American33.9%(4,690)

English6.6%(908)

Irish2.9%(403)

German1.9%(268)

French1.4%(198)

West Indian1.2%(169)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(123)

Scottish0.8%(109)

Italian0.7%(102)

Subsaharan African0.7%(96)

Swedish0.6%(79)

Russian0.3%(47)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(33)

French Canadian0.2%(32)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Polish0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Dutch0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Lebanese0%(4)

Belgian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 20.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.5%(2,940)

Married35.7%(2,256)

Widowed3.1%(197)

Divorced14.6%(924)

Women 15+

Never married35.2%(1,862)

Married37.7%(1,990)

Widowed16.7%(884)

Divorced10.4%(549)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−16.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.4%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.3%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% 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)15%(91)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.4%(281)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(9)

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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