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Beauregard Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Beauregard Parish is a small, predominantly domestic community of about 36,600 residents with an economy producing $41,370 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $41,295. The labor force is modestly sized, with a 56.0% participation rate and 7.5% unemployment, and only 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and industry rather than professional services. Housing costs are low—median home value of $164,500 and median rent of $882/month—and an 84.8% homeownership rate accompanies a slight population decline of 0.3% over five years.

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

Population

36,646

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,325 (80.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,064 (11.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,294 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,101 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone546 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone270 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish530
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)384
  3. 3.Other Indo-European72
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island62
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic59

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,370

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,116
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,971
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,898
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,525
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,175

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,125
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,593
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,514
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,427
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,861

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.70×)620
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.78×)1,206
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.59×)1,584
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)1,942
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)805

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$882/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,213 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,185 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,166 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,060 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999937 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999761 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,143 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled1,497 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home590 (4.0%)
  • Other186 (1.3%)
  • Walked108 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle42 (0.3%)

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.