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Sabine Parish, LA

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

AI Overview

Sabine Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish of 22,085 residents with a low college-attainment rate of 14.5% and a labor force participation rate of just 46.7%, reflecting a workforce that skews older (median age 41.8) and toward trades rather than professional occupations. Median household income stands at $50,329, with median worker earnings of $34,633, and housing costs remain low—median home value of $129,400 and median gross rent of $664/month against an 80.3% homeownership rate. The parish faces notable headwinds: population declined 8.3% over five years, unemployment sits at 6.5%, and a 22.7% poverty rate signals persistent economic stress.

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

Population

22,085

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,329

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,754 (67.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,220 (14.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,685 (7.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,621 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race341 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone270 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish249
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)239
  3. 3.Other Indo-European31
  4. 4.Arabic27
  5. 5.Vietnamese17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,234

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,649

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,726
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,015
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)802
  4. 4.Construction (Group)744
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)715

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,271
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,505
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,501
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,261
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.72×)1,184
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)438
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.20×)634
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)968
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$664/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999664 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999621 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999561 (8.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999544 (7.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999467 (6.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999390 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,633

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,026 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled902 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home307 (4.0%)
  • Other278 (3.6%)
  • Walked94 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.3%)

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.