Tensas Parish, Louisiana

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

Tensas Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,935	4,611,961	334,922,499	2968th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,615	$60,756	$80,734	3110th of 3,221
Median Age	47.5	38.0	38.9	403rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.6%	27.0%	35.7%	2869th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$86,300	$216,500	$332,700	3126th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$601	$1,064	$1,413	3051st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	34.4%	18.9%	12.5%	87th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.4%	6.3%	5.2%	83rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.5	106.7	n/a	2782nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.9%	14.1%	2795th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.1	n/a	n/a	2836th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.2%	67.4%	65.2%	1670th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.5	25.7	26.4	267th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.5%	8.1%	15.1%	2997th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.9%	n/a	n/a	1480th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.6%	41.8%	46.9%	3135th of 3,222
Broadband Access	57.3%	n/a	n/a	3115th 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 Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	53.7	58.9	61.4

Age in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	47.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.2%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	1,578	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	52.9%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	45.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.1%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,390	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.2%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	4.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	34.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.7%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.8%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	2,792	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	43.5%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.8%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.8%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$221	$1,180	n/a

Education in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	19.5%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.8%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.6%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	35.4%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.0%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.7%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.4%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.5%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.4%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	6.4%	16.7%

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