Madison Parish, Louisiana

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

Madison Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (86th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,513	4,611,961	334,922,499	2524th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,456	$60,756	$80,734	3118th of 3,221
Median Age	35.3	38.0	38.9	2941st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.1%	27.0%	35.7%	2919th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$96,200	$216,500	$332,700	3045th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$649	$1,064	$1,413	2939th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	34.5%	18.9%	12.5%	86th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	6.3%	5.2%	926th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.2	106.7	n/a	2465th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.9%	14.1%	2794th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.2	n/a	n/a	2929th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	53.1%	67.4%	65.2%	3136th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.2	25.7	26.4	2909th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.2%	8.1%	15.1%	3038th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1921st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.5%	41.8%	46.9%	3103rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	64.6%	n/a	n/a	3056th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.6%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.9	58.9	61.4

Age in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	35.3	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.0%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	3,053	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.1%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.4%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	45.3%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$19,470	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.2%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	34.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	63.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.4%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	4,379	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.3%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	46.9%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.6%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$313	$1,180	n/a

Education in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	21.8%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.5%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.1%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.1%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.0%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.9%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.0%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Madison Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Madison Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.2%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	6.4%	16.7%

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