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Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Pointe Coupee Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish of 20,438 residents with an economy reflecting modest output at $39,649 GDP per capita and median household income of $65,961. The labor market is constrained, with a 55.2% labor force participation rate, 8.4% unemployment, and only 15.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The parish has lost 7.8% of its population over five years, though housing costs remain low — median home value of $174,500 and median gross rent of $794/month — alongside an 80.0% homeownership rate.

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

Population

20,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,961

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,366 (61.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,584 (32.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races569 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race372 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone223 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone74 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish345
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)328
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)28
  4. 4.Vietnamese7
  5. 5.Korean1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

826

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,649

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,852

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,060
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)915
  3. 3.Construction (Group)849
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services801
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)791

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,088
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,513
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,455
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,308
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,107

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.81×)350
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.70×)674
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.69×)226
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.52×)884
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)1,067

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$174,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$794/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999803 (12.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999668 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999643 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999606 (9.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999504 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999485 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,364

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,083 (87.2%)
  • Carpooled370 (4.6%)
  • Worked At Home264 (3.3%)
  • Other211 (2.6%)
  • Walked150 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.2%)

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.