Demographics of West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

West Carroll Parish, Louisiana had 9,156 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −538 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.

West Carroll Parish, in four figures

9,156
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −538 people.; 42.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,134 ±$4,935
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.

West Carroll Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of West Carroll 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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West Carroll Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of West Carroll 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	9,694	100.0	100.0
2021	9,585	98.9	100.2
2022	9,485	97.8	100.7
2023	9,305	96.0	101.6
2024	9,256	95.5	102.5
2025	9,156	94.5	103.1

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Population of West Carroll 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	9,694	−60	−12	0	−43
2021	9,585	−109	−87	+1	−31
2022	9,485	−100	−49	+1	−49
2023	9,305	−180	−60	0	−121
2024	9,256	−49	−63	+3	+10
2025	9,156	−100	−70	+2	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±1.0: for men 40.4 ±1.9 and for women 44.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in West Carroll Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	501 ±64	5.3% ±0.7	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,631 ±191	17.2% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	682 ±165	7.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,231 ±249	23.6% ±2.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,390 ±210	25.3% ±2.2	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,029 ±231	21.4% ±2.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,134 ±$4,935, and income per person $29,378 ±$2,533, 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 West Carroll Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	961 ±192	25.0% ±4.9	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	999 ±209	25.9% ±5.3	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	484 ±145	12.6% ±3.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	516 ±149	13.4% ±3.8	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	502 ±154	13.0% ±4.0	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	62 to 254	1.6% to 6.6%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	111 to 349	2.9% to 9.1%	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 West Carroll Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,506 ±392	16.2% ±4.2	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	486 ±184	22.8% ±8.0	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	633 ±178	13.6% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	387 ±121	15.6% ±4.7	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in West Carroll Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Carroll Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	4,715 ±31	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.7% ±3.1	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.3% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±3.5	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±4.4	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,400 ±$13,786	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$740 ±$79	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 West Carroll Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	353 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,525 ±20	79.5% ±0.2	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,387 ±85	14.7% ±0.9	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	54 to 206	0.6% to 2.2%	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 West Carroll Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	7,056 ±338	74.6% ±3.6	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,308 ±336	24.4% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 70	0% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8 to 142	0.1% to 1.5%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 126	0% to 1.3%	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%.

West Carroll Parish among the counties of Louisiana

58th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near West Carroll Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Winn Parish	14,961	+9.0%
Claiborne Parish	13,354	−5.3%
Bienville Parish	12,269	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish	10,758	−1.2%
Caldwell Parish	9,344	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish	9,156	−5.5%
Madison Parish	8,844	−10.9%
Catahoula Parish	8,223	−7.0%
Red River Parish	7,165	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish	6,760	−8.6%
Cameron Parish	4,718	−16.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Counties in Louisiana by median age
No. 7 Counties in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 19 Counties in Louisiana by per capita income
No. 27 Counties in Louisiana by median household income
No. 27 Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 28 Counties in Louisiana by median rent

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