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Morehouse Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Morehouse Parish is a small rural Louisiana parish of roughly 25,000 residents, with a labor force participation rate of just 51.6% and an unemployment rate of 9.9%, reflecting a constrained and shallow local labor pool. Educational attainment is limited, with only 12.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings sit at $28,795 against a poverty rate of 30.7%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $108,700 and median gross rent of $795/month—and the parish has shed 3.9% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

24,967

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,454

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone11,874 (48.4%)
  • White Alone11,641 (47.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races467 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone289 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race175 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone66 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish143
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)50
  3. 3.Korean33
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic32
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,403

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,269

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,038

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

30.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,599
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,233
  3. 3.Construction (Group)862
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)858
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services618

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,724
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,958
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,810
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,472
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,202

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.97×)289
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)1,242
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.25×)542
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)2,556
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.15×)730

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$108,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$795/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999857 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999820 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999597 (8.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999497 (7.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999399 (6.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999358 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,795

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,610 (85.2%)
  • Carpooled600 (6.7%)
  • Worked At Home364 (4.1%)
  • Walked303 (3.4%)
  • Other60 (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.