Bogalusa is a metro area of 45,120 people. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 24.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $155,700. Households take in $45,380 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,380, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bogalusa
What changed most since 1990
White share68.3% → 62.5%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.6% → 12.8%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.4% → 69.3%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 18 metro and micro areas based in Louisiana
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)25.9%(646)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(545)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.6%(989)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.9%(247)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,498 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
Bogalusa, decade by decade
Bogalusa 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
43,185
$38,992
$90,963
8.6%
55.0
2000
43,926
$44,201
$96,183
10.9%
56.7
2010
47,168
$43,679
$121,415
11.8%
59.0
2020
45,463
$47,494
$139,263
11.8%
62.0
2024
45,120
$45,380
$155,700
12.8%
66.4
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.
