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Jefferson Davis Parish

Louisiana · 31,471 residents (2025 est.) · 652 sq mi
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Jefferson Davis Parish is a county of 31,924 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $150,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $848 a month.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
31,924
+2%since 2000
from 31,435 in 2000
31,471 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
49 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 48 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.1
+10%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
652 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K31K31K32K32K19902000201020202024Jefferson Davis Parish
202432K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(2,053)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(2,135)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(2,391)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(2,033)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(1,972)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(3,895)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(4,065)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(3,614)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(4,234)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(3,249)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(1,753)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(530)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,341
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $27,736 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,949
+131%since 2000
from $13,398 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.7%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.6%
−6.3 ptssince 2000
from 20.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+2%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Retail trade7.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Manufacturing6.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction2.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Other services2.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration1.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$150,800
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $56,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$848
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $353 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 74.9% in 2000
22.9% rent
Vacancy rate
15.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
+28%since 2009
from 2.0 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
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80%(25,138)
Black17.7%(5,571)
Hispanic / Latino1%(312)
Asian0.2%(61)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.1%(24,629)
Black14.5%(4,629)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(806)
Asian0.2%(61)
Other5.6%(1,799)
Diversity Score
47
+11%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−6%since 2020
from 23 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
Mexican1.1%(348)
Salvadoran0.3%(83)
Spaniard0.2%(62)
Honduran0.1%(42)
Cuban0.1%(37)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.1%(29)
Asian Indian0.1%(17)
Japanese0%(15)
Ancestry
French18.9%(6,024)
French Canadian7.6%(2,426)
American5.4%(1,715)
Irish5.3%(1,704)
German5.1%(1,632)
English4.8%(1,523)
Italian1.3%(404)
Scottish0.8%(261)
Swedish0.4%(137)
Czech0.4%(126)
Iranian0.4%(118)
British0.2%(58)
+ 18 more ancestry groups with data
Belgian0.2%(55)
Greek0.2%(52)
Canadian0.2%(48)
Dutch0.1%(45)
Swiss0.1%(36)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(35)
Welsh0.1%(33)
Brazilian0.1%(29)
West Indian0.1%(20)
Jamaican0.1%(20)
Danish0.1%(19)
Norwegian0.1%(19)
Polish0%(15)
Slovak0%(10)
Russian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
15.4%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.7%
+15.3 ptssince 2000
from 69.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 3.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.1 min
+59%since 2000
from 21.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
86.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 82.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.4%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
4.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 55.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
62.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 59.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
27.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
0.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2012
from 21.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.8%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
81.1%
+17.1 ptssince 2017
from 64.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
89.3%
+7.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2016
from 91.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.0%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.2%(4,177)
Married52.2%(6,565)
Widowed5%(628)
Divorced9.6%(1,204)
Women 15+
Never married24.9%(3,183)
Married51%(6,509)
Widowed10.5%(1,339)
Divorced13.6%(1,740)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.8%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.1%
+6.5 ptssince 2020
from 45.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 30.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 45.0% 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)18.8%(298)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(144)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.7%(597)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(139)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.2%(114)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,584 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 Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana?

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana has about 31,924 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana?

The typical household in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana earns about $57,341 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $150,800, and the typical rent is about $848 a month.

How educated are people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana?

About 15.4% of adults age 25 and over in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana?

About 14.6% of people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,202 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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

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