2022 population: 157,702 ( 3,982 from 2010 , 2,662 from 2020)
Land area: 610.3 square miles
Population density: 258.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	90,306	57.26%	1.4%
Black:	59,490	37.72%	6.3%
Indian:	411	0.26%	18.4%
Asian:	1,646	1.04%	12.0%
2+ races:	1,969	1.25%	28.7%
Hispanic:	3,880	2.46%	40.6%

Total non-White:	67,396	42.74%	8.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,384	13.7
Deaths:	4,485	14.0
Net Migration:	-2,763	-8.6
Net Immigration:	160	0.5

Change in White population:	-1,267	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,249	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
153,720
91,573	59.57%
55,946	36.39%
347	0.23%
1,470	0.96%
1,530	1.00%
2,760	1.80%
62,147	40.43%

2000
147,250
94,013	63.85%
49,270	33.46%
319	0.22%
964	0.65%
878	0.60%
1,747	1.19%
53,237	36.15%

1990
142,191
96,081	67.57%
43,950	30.91%
240	0.17%
870	0.61%
n/a
1,050	0.74%
46,110	32.43%

1980
139,241
97,028	69.68%
40,441	29.04%
128	0.09%
352	0.25%
n/a
1,154	0.83%
42,213	30.32%

1970
115,387
82,820	71.78%
31,522	27.32%
32	0.03%
80	0.07%
n/a
884	0.77%
32,567	28.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,477	14.6
12,874	8.7
-3,859	-2.6
415	0.3

-2,440	-1.7
8,910	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,676	15.9
13,124	9.2
-5,539	-3.9
360	0.3

-2,068	-1.5
7,127	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
24,906	17.9
11,699	8.4
-9,195	-6.6
n/a

-947	-0.7
3,897	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,173	7.1
n/a

14,208	12.3
9,646	8.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
39,084	24.8%
118,618	75.2%
24,441	15.5%

59,595
2.58

37,742	63.3%
24,509	64.9%
5,726	15.2%
21,853	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.1
40,373	26.3%
113,347	73.7%
18,920	12.3%

58,691
2.52

39,386	67.1%
24,771	62.9%
6,852	17.4%
19,305	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
41,004	27.8%
106,246	72.2%
17,447	11.8%

55,276
2.57

38,536	69.7%
26,873	69.7%
6,120	15.9%
16,740	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
41,682	29.3%
100,509	70.7%
16,068	11.3%

50,531
2.72

36,705	72.6%
26,775	72.9%
5,152	14.0%
13,826	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
44,609	32.0%
94,632	68.0%
13,907	10.0%

47,404
2.84

35,944	75.8%
28,191	78.4%
4,250	11.8%
11,460	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,371	10.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,002	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,159	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,421	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,863	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,086	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,519	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,407	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,273	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,518	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,508	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,202	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,426	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,819	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,636	6.1%
$200,000 or more	3,385	5.7%

Median Household Income	49,261
Per Capita Income	29,670

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,793	8.0%
Public Assistance	3,197	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,370	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	62,763	64.0%
Unemployed	4,317	4.4%
In Armed Forces	174	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,254	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	30,820	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,048	22,503	51.7%
Non-Profit	1,613	3,949	29.0%
Self-Employed	3,727	2,425	60.6%

Local Government	1,882	3,134	37.5%
State Government	1,564	2,632	37.3%
Federal Government	265	521	33.7%

Total Private + Self	27,775	24,928	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,324	10,236	34.2%
Total	33,099	35,164	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,508	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,544	21.3%
Professional, Technical	17,348	25.4%
Service Occupations	13,498	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	136	0.2%
All others	14,531	21.2%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,146	19.2%
Retail trade	8,536	12.5%
Educational services	7,328	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	4,774	7.0%
Manufacturing	4,357	6.4%
Construction	3,924	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,687	5.4%
Public administration	3,272	4.8%
Other services	3,258	4.8%
Finance and insurance	3,198	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,712	4.0%
Information	2,432	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,115	3.1%
Wholesale trade	1,952	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,033	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	910	1.3%
Utilities	770	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	665	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	299	0.4%
Management	61	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,317	1.45%
Puerto Rican	192	0.12%
Cuban	15	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	553	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	410	0.26%
Nicaraguan	35	0.02%
Panamanian	46	0.03%
Salvadoran	62	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	163	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.00%
Ecuadorian	42	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	105	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	469	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	756	0.47%
Vietnamese	513	0.32%
Chinese	165	0.10%
Korean	89	0.06%
Mien	83	0.05%
Filipino	59	0.04%
Japanese	24	0.02%
Taiwanese	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	144,023	96.5%
Spanish	2,605	1.7%
Other Indo-European	758	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	413	0.3%
Arabic	340	0.2%
Vietnamese	291	0.2%
German, other Germanic	221	0.1%
Other Asian	190	0.1%
Chinese	173	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	15,163	9.5%
American	12,426	7.8%
Irish	10,419	6.5%
German	5,940	3.7%
French	3,958	2.5%
Italian	2,749	1.7%
Scottish	2,091	1.3%
European	1,711	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,421	0.9%
Welsh	759	0.5%
Dutch	745	0.5%
Polish	654	0.4%
African	547	0.3%
Norwegian	530	0.3%
French Canadian	484	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	158,039	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,546	1.0%

Native	156,535	98.1%
Foreign-born	3,050	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,333	3.2%	9,220	8.8%	33,982	32.5%	31,100	29.7%	17,102	16.3%	9,925	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,333	3.2%
9-12 Years	9,220	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,982	32.5%
Some College	31,100	29.7%
Bach. Degree	17,102	16.3%
Grad Degree	9,925	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	65,733	62,104	3,629	5.5%	6.2%
1991	66,811	62,810	4,001	6.0%	7.2%
1992	67,054	63,342	3,712	5.5%	7.8%
1993	65,506	61,834	3,672	5.6%	7.4%
1994	65,552	61,601	3,951	6.0%	7.7%
1995	67,119	63,559	3,560	5.3%	6.9%
1996	68,438	64,508	3,930	5.7%	6.5%
1997	68,486	64,408	4,078	6.0%	5.9%
1998	68,431	64,923	3,508	5.1%	5.5%
1999	69,333	66,821	2,512	3.6%	5.0%

2000	69,592	66,383	3,209	4.6%	5.2%
2001	70,885	67,122	3,763	5.3%	5.6%
2002	71,533	67,809	3,724	5.2%	6.0%
2003	71,933	67,709	4,224	5.9%	6.3%
2004	71,308	67,426	3,882	5.4%	5.7%
2005	72,697	68,303	4,394	6.0%	6.8%
2006	72,383	69,559	2,824	3.9%	4.0%
2007	71,533	68,056	3,477	4.9%	4.1%
2008	71,150	67,661	3,489	4.9%	4.7%
2009	71,206	66,269	4,937	6.9%	6.8%

2010	70,667	65,154	5,513	7.8%	7.5%
2011	70,080	64,533	5,547	7.9%	7.4%
2012	71,006	65,785	5,221	7.4%	6.7%
2013	70,976	66,065	4,911	6.9%	6.4%
2014	71,668	66,761	4,907	6.8%	6.3%
2015	71,983	67,230	4,753	6.6%	6.3%
2016	71,640	67,279	4,361	6.1%	6.1%
2017	70,733	67,014	3,719	5.3%	5.1%
2018	71,179	67,554	3,625	5.1%	4.8%
2019	70,828	67,208	3,620	5.1%	4.7%

2020	69,823	64,663	5,160	7.4%	8.3%
2021	70,104	66,501	3,603	5.1%	5.6%
2022	70,659	68,082	2,577	3.6%	3.7%
2023	69,852	67,209	2,643	3.8%	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	70,178
Median Value	$172,800

Occupied	59,595	84.9%
Vacant	10,583	15.1%

Owned	35,465	59.5%
Rented	24,130	40.5%
Median Rent	$886

Single-Family Units	47,077	67.1%
Detached	46,055	65.6%
Attached	1,022	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,031	8.6%
Mobile Homes	9,971	14.2%

Ouachita Parish, LA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

2022 Housing Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ouachita Parish, LA

Historical Labor Force Data for Ouachita Parish, LA