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Grant Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Grant Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish of 22,123 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $18,563 and median worker earnings of $40,039, pointing to modest output relative to household income of $64,016. The labor force participation rate of 45.9% is notably low, and only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, characterizing a workforce that is limited in size and predominantly non-credentialed. Housing costs are low—median home value of $135,900 and median gross rent of $806/month—with an 82.1% homeownership rate, though a 16.1% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 1.0% over five years signal ongoing demographic pressure.

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

Population

22,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,155 (77.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,348 (15.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races611 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race404 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone243 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone185 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish949
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)146
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)97
  4. 4.Other Indo-European9
  5. 5.Vietnamese8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,149

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,563

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,051
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)946
  3. 3.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)793
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)704
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)700

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,806
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,396
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,372
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,353
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,210

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.86×)485
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.93×)717
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.34×)730
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)607
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)478

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$806/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999773 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999556 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999433 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999407 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999389 (6.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999363 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,039

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,288 (89.4%)
  • Carpooled439 (5.4%)
  • Worked At Home250 (3.1%)
  • Walked115 (1.4%)
  • Other55 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle5 (0.1%)

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.