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Bienville Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Bienville Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish with a population of 12,769 that has contracted 6.6% over five years, pointing to ongoing outmigration pressures. The labor market is constrained, with a 45.9% participation rate, 6.3% unemployment, and only 13.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median household income sits at $35,011 and the poverty rate reaches 32.1%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $93,600 and median gross rent of $600 per month, and a GDP per capita of $53,156 suggests output is concentrated in capital- or resource-intensive sectors rather than broad wage employment.

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

Population

12,769

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$35,011

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,932 (54.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,098 (40.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races337 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race139 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone74 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone30 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish225
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  3. 3.Other Indo-European22
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

565

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,156

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,567

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,091
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)635
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)540
  4. 4.Construction (Group)370
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)327

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,039
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,024
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations908
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations745
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations711

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.27×)437
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.50×)650
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.29×)266
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)265
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.17×)354

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$93,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$600/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999445 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999443 (11.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999405 (10.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999377 (9.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999274 (7.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999215 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,669 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled335 (7.6%)
  • Worked At Home302 (6.9%)
  • Walked71 (1.6%)
  • Other31 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.