COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tensas Parish

Louisiana · 7,103 residents · 603 sq mi

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Tensas Parish is home to 7,103 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 46.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 46%. Median home value sits at $33,800. The median household earns $11,931, about 60% below the national median. Median rent is $179 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

7,103

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,618 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

603 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(695)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(628)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(580)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(322)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(958)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(902)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(616)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(618)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(673)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(401)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(123)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,931

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,799 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,896

−37%vs 2000

vs $12,622 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

46.3%

+10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$179

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $265 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.9%(2,842)

Black55%(3,642)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(83)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic46.3%(3,289)

Black53.4%(3,796)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(3)

Other0.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(43)

Asian origin

Malaysian0.3%(11)

Japanese0.1%(2)

Ancestry

English8.8%(346)

American7.2%(284)

Irish7.2%(283)

German3.3%(130)

Scottish1.6%(64)

French1.5%(58)

Italian0.7%(29)

Norwegian0.7%(29)

French Canadian0.5%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(15)

Dutch0.3%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.1%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married37%(561)

Married45.6%(692)

Widowed9.2%(140)

Divorced8.2%(125)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(569)

Married39.9%(678)

Widowed19.7%(335)

Divorced7%(119)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−35.7 ptssince 2013

from 41.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.1%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

53.5%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

78.9%

+15.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% 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)3.8%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41%(64)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.7%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 156 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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