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Caldwell Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Caldwell Parish is a small rural Louisiana county of 9,563 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 49.7% and an unemployment rate of 9.9%, pointing to a constrained local workforce; only 10.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 82.8% have at least a high school diploma. Median worker earnings stand at $41,250 against a median household income of $47,028, with a poverty rate of 25.4% and a population that has contracted 4.3% over five years. Housing costs are low—median home value of $106,000 and median gross rent of $756/month—with a homeownership rate of 69.0%.

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

Population

9,563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,177 (75.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,836 (19.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race354 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races111 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone21 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish168
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)30
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic15
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

556

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,783

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,643

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance731
  2. 2.Construction (Group)501
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)398
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)274
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)268

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,077
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations781
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations740
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations403
  5. 5.Service Occupations377

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.30×)346
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.08×)495
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.91×)311
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.85×)300
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.20×)412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$756/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $20,000 to $24,999328 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999230 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999192 (7.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999187 (7.3%)
  • Less Than $10,000185 (7.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999166 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,864 (86.9%)
  • Worked At Home213 (6.5%)
  • Carpooled106 (3.2%)
  • Other102 (3.1%)
  • Walked10 (0.3%)
  • 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.