Demographics of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana had 31,471 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −766 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.

Jefferson Davis Parish, in four figures

31,471
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −766 people.; 38.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,341 ±$8,418
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.

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jefferson Davis 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jefferson Davis 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	32,237	100.0	100.0
2021	32,417	100.6	100.2
2022	32,012	99.3	100.7
2023	31,670	98.2	101.6
2024	31,527	97.8	102.5
2025	31,471	97.6	103.1

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Population of Jefferson Davis 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	32,237	−35	+10	0	−50
2021	32,417	+180	−61	−1	+224
2022	32,012	−405	−49	−1	−357
2023	31,670	−342	−6	0	−332
2024	31,527	−143	−19	+6	−128
2025	31,471	−56	−31	−3	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.2: for men 36.5 ±0.5 and for women 39.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jefferson Davis Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	2,053 ±182	6.4% ±0.6	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,963 ±422	18.7% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,568 ±311	8.0% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,960 ±518	24.9% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,848 ±466	24.6% ±1.5	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,532 ±448	17.3% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,341 ±$8,418, and income per person $30,949 ±$3,095, 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 Jefferson Davis Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,787 ±428	23.1% ±3.5	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,468 ±410	20.5% ±3.3	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,016 ±385	16.7% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,403 ±370	11.6% ±3.0	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,766 ±322	14.6% ±2.6	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,116 ±279	9.2% ±2.3	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	512 ±192	4.2% ±1.6	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Jefferson Davis Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	4,559 ±801	14.6% ±2.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,139 ±260	14.5% ±3.2	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,642 ±540	16.1% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	778 ±202	11.1% ±2.8	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jefferson Davis Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jefferson Davis Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	14,229 ±42	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±2.6	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.1% ±3.1	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.9% ±3.3	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,800 ±$10,318	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$848 ±$57	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Jefferson Davis Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	806 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,629 ±153	77.1% ±0.5	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,629 ±376	14.5% ±1.2	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 113	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 156	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 368	0% to 1.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,529 ±387	4.8% ±1.2	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 Jefferson Davis Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	28,736 ±545	90.0% ±1.7	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,862 ±556	9.0% ±1.7	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 123	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	258 ±100	0.8% ±0.3	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	76 to 240	0.2% to 0.8%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	48 to 152	0.2% to 0.5%	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%.

Jefferson Davis Parish among the counties of Louisiana

33rd of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Jefferson Davis Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Avoyelles Parish	37,941	−4.3%
Beauregard Parish	36,673	+0.2%
Natchitoches Parish	36,089	−3.5%
Webster Parish	34,948	−5.2%
Evangeline Parish	31,980	−1.0%
Jefferson Davis Parish	31,471	−2.4%
Iberville Parish	29,579	−1.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish	28,756	+5.5%
De Soto Parish	27,381	+2.0%
Morehouse Parish	23,705	−6.9%
Allen Parish	22,672	< +0.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Counties in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 9 Counties in Louisiana by median household income
No. 12 Counties in Louisiana by per capita income
No. 21 Counties in Louisiana by median rent
No. 22 Counties in Louisiana by median age
No. 28 Counties in Louisiana by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026