East Carroll Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of East Carroll Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
East Carroll Parish is a small, agriculture-oriented rural community of 7,195 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 36.6% and an unemployment rate of 12.6%, reflecting a structurally constrained local economy. Educational attainment is limited, with only 11.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree and 69.1% completing high school, while median worker earnings stand at $21,616 against a poverty rate of 35.7%. Housing costs are low—median home values of $87,400 and gross rent of $767/month—and the mean commute of 16.3 minutes suggests a geographically compact labor shed, though the parish has seen slight population decline of 0.4% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.4% since 2018
East Carroll Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone4,449 (62.9%)
- White Alone2,017 (28.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races381 (5.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race92 (1.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone75 (1.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone58 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish150
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island6
- 4.Other Indo-European3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance577
- 2.Public Administration (Group)356
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining232
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services155
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)149
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations619
- 2.Service Occupations549
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations471
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations198
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations188
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.79×)176
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 3.60×)324
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.32×)589
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.83×)138
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.75×)156
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.