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Acadia Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of Acadia Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Acadia Parish is a rural Louisiana economy with a population of 57,218, marked by low educational attainment—only 13.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median household income of $45,562 against a poverty rate of 24.4%. Labor force participation stands at 55.3% with an unemployment rate of 7.8%, reflecting a constrained and relatively low-cost workforce earning median wages of $35,343. The parish has lost 8.6% of its population over five years, while housing remains affordable at a median home value of $146,900 and median rent of $725/month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

57,218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,562

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.6% since 2018

Acadia Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone43,868 (77.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,110 (16.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,745 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,585 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone508 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone103 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3,123
  2. 2.Spanish785
  3. 3.Other Indo-European37
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)11
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,582

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,187

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,103

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,530
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,539
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,324
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,934
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,825

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,230
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,030
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,538
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,455
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,164

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.96×)1,788
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.34×)2,093
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.18×)1,255
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)2,163
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)5,749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$725/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,011 (13.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,416 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,353 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,265 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999918 (6.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999822 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,343

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,309 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled1,808 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,278 (5.8%)
  • Walked415 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle225 (1.0%)
  • Other140 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.