Union Parish is a county of 20,821 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The poverty rate is 29.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $112,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 43.7, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,885, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Union Parish
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 14.8%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,243 → $112,500(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate23.9% → 29.4%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)16.8%(177)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(544)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,054 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
Union Parish, decade by decade
Union 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
20,690
$43,400
$96,243
11.0%
51.4
2000
22,803
$52,939
$96,548
11.8%
55.4
2010
22,721
$56,004
$114,654
13.8%
58.2
2020
21,107
$54,656
$114,780
17.0%
60.4
2024
20,821
$42,885
$112,500
14.8%
58.2
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.
