Demographics of Webster Parish, Louisiana

Webster Parish, Louisiana had 34,948 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,936 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.

Webster Parish, in four figures

34,948
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,936 people.; 41.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,182 ±$1,410
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.

Webster Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Webster 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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Webster Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Webster 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	36,884	100.0	100.0
2021	35,961	97.5	100.2
2022	35,636	96.6	100.7
2023	35,479	96.2	101.6
2024	35,199	95.4	102.5
2025	34,948	94.8	103.1

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Population of Webster 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	36,884	−81	−38	0	−45
2021	35,961	−923	−377	+12	−550
2022	35,636	−325	−215	+25	−110
2023	35,479	−157	−101	+24	−74
2024	35,199	−280	−172	+30	−129
2025	34,948	−251	−179	+17	−91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.4: for men 39.7 ±0.8 and for women 42.7 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Webster Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	2,064 ±46	5.8% ±0.1	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,044 ±343	16.9% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,920 ±335	8.2% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,220 ±374	22.9% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,161 ±437	25.6% ±1.2	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,411 ±456	20.7% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,182 ±$1,410, and income per person $25,664 ±$1,717, 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 Webster Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	4,249 ±458	29.6% ±3.1	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,320 ±532	30.1% ±3.6	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,012 ±276	14.0% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,348 ±293	9.4% ±2.0	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,429 ±265	10.0% ±1.8	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	483 ±135	3.4% ±0.9	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	493 ±147	3.4% ±1.0	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 Webster Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	8,071 ±782	23.1% ±2.2	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,360 ±347	29.3% ±3.8	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,324 ±479	24.8% ±2.5	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,387 ±259	14.8% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Webster Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Webster Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	18,377 ±38	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.0% ±2.1	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.0% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±2.3	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±2.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,500 ±$8,323	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$795 ±$29	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	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 Webster Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	841 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,946 ±39	61.3% ±0.1	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,003 ±194	33.5% ±0.5	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	97 ±43	0.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	48 to 192	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	752 ±199	2.1% ±0.6	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 Webster Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	28,923 ±563	80.7% ±1.6	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,414 ±561	17.9% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	56 to 184	0.2% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	363 ±108	1.0% ±0.3	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	189 ±71	0.5% ±0.2	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	174 ±80	0.5% ±0.2	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%.

Webster Parish among the counties of Louisiana

31st of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Webster Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washington Parish	44,937	−0.9%
St. John the Baptist Parish	39,875	−5.9%
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%

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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