Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Interactive maps and statistics for Evangeline Parish, Louisiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Louisiana and the United States.

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (143rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for average commute time (136th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,060	4,611,961	334,922,499	1420th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,915	$60,756	$80,734	3034th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	38.0	38.9	2543rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.7%	27.0%	35.7%	2963rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$124,600	$216,500	$332,700	2581st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$681	$1,064	$1,413	2826th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.3%	18.9%	12.5%	260th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	6.3%	5.2%	143rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.4	106.7	n/a	1571st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	4.9%	14.1%	1620th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.1	n/a	n/a	2834th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.2%	67.4%	65.2%	2650th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.6	25.7	26.4	136th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	8.1%	15.1%	3014th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1548th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.5%	41.8%	46.9%	2557th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.0%	n/a	n/a	2628th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.5	58.9	61.4

Age in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	38.2	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.7%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	12,561	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,351	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.9%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.4%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.2%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	14,577	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.8%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$362	$1,180	n/a

Education in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	23.2%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.7%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.8%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.3%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	90.4%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.8%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.0%	6.4%	16.7%

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