COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union Parish

Louisiana · 20,690 residents · 877 sq mi

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Union Parish is home to 20,690 people in Louisiana. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $40,100. 23.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $18,083 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

20,690

−9%vs 2000

vs 22,803 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

877 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,522)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,684)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,680)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,518)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,232)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(2,884)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,841)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,161)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,908)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,872)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,148)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(240)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,083

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,061 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,903

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,819 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $351 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

17.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(15,772)

Black27.9%(6,355)

Hispanic / Latino2%(461)

Asian0.3%(58)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72%(14,893)

Black27.6%(5,702)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(120)

Asian0.3%(63)

Other0.2%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(923)

Central American0.2%(45)

Nicaraguan0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Costa Rican0.1%(11)

South American0%(6)

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.2%(42)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

American20.4%(4,257)

English10.6%(2,202)

Irish5.1%(1,071)

German5%(1,051)

French1.8%(366)

Scottish0.9%(185)

Dutch0.6%(118)

Italian0.6%(118)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(85)

French Canadian0.3%(72)

Subsaharan African0.3%(65)

Arab0.2%(35)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(33)

British0.1%(31)

Norwegian0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(25)

Polish0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Swedish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married32%(2,682)

Married55.3%(4,641)

Widowed4.1%(343)

Divorced8.6%(724)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(2,156)

Married51.4%(4,493)

Widowed12.4%(1,082)

Divorced11.6%(1,012)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.6%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.1%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.4%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.8%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)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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