Demographics of Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Jackson Parish, Louisiana had 15,834 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +838 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson Parish, in four figures

15,834
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +838 people.; 41.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,925 ±$3,582
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Jackson Parish, Louisiana's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Jackson Parish, Louisiana's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,996	100.0	100.0
2021	14,903	99.4	100.2
2022	15,061	100.4	100.7
2023	15,329	102.2	101.6
2024	15,753	105.0	102.5
2025	15,834	105.6	103.1

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Population of Jackson Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,996	−36	−22	0	−16
2021	14,903	−93	−108	+1	+2
2022	15,061	+158	−74	+241	+2
2023	15,329	+268	−83	+356	0
2024	15,753	+424	−100	+612	−88
2025	15,834	+81	−107	+133	+53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±1.1: for men 40.2 ±1.2 and for women 44.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	721 ±80	4.8% ±0.5	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,381 ±220	16.0% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,287 ±231	8.6% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,604 ±291	24.2% ±2.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,803 ±297	25.6% ±2.0	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,088 ±309	20.7% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,925 ±$3,582, and income per person $26,629 ±$2,333, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,372 ±240	24.6% ±4.2	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,705 ±293	30.6% ±5.1	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	922 ±171	16.5% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	550 ±149	9.9% ±2.6	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	725 ±179	13.0% ±3.2	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	71 to 221	1.3% to 4.0%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	156 ±74	2.8% ±1.3	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	3,139 ±445	22.3% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,203 ±240	38.8% ±6.5	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,521 ±317	22.0% ±4.4	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	415 ±123	10.2% ±2.9	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	7,230 ±22	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.1% ±3.4	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.9% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.0% ±4.0	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.0% ±5.0	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,600 ±$13,477	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$736 ±$73	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	522 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,786 ±189	65.7% ±1.3	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,515 ±227	23.6% ±1.5	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 110	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 114	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8 to 296	0.1% to 2.0%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	785 ±261	5.3% ±1.8	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	11,801 ±361	79.3% ±2.4	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,558 ±339	17.2% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	493 ±165	3.3% ±1.1	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	22 to 154	0.1% to 1.0%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	405 ±153	2.7% ±1.0	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jackson Parish among the counties of Louisiana

50th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Jackson Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pointe Coupee Parish	19,520	−5.6%
Franklin Parish	19,002	−3.6%
St. James Parish	18,938	−5.9%
East Feliciana Parish	18,911	−2.8%
Concordia Parish	17,836	−4.0%
Jackson Parish	15,834	+5.6%
LaSalle Parish	15,154	+2.2%
West Feliciana Parish	15,134	−0.7%
Winn Parish	14,961	+9.0%
Claiborne Parish	13,354	−5.3%
Bienville Parish	12,269	−5.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026