Iberia Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Iberia Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Iberia Parish is a small Louisiana parish of 69,194 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 56.9% and a 6.1% unemployment rate, reflecting a tight and cost-constrained workforce where median worker earnings are $37,576 and only 14.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The local economy generates a GDP per capita of $42,470 against a median household income of $56,961, with a poverty rate of 22.6% indicating significant income disparity. The parish has seen a population decline of 4.8% over five years, though housing remains inexpensive at a $156,000 median home value and $891 median monthly rent.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.8% since 2018
Iberia Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone38,761 (56.5%)
- Black or African American Alone21,426 (31.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,885 (4.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,412 (3.5%)
- Asian Alone1,775 (2.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,077 (1.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2,460
- 2.Spanish1,458
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island775
- 4.Other Indo-European262
- 5.Korean154
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,948
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,275
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining3,074
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,639
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,624
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,307
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,993
- 3.Service Occupations5,135
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,546
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,909
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.