Allen Parish, Louisiana

Allen Parish has a population of 22,477 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $46,469.

Home price
$104,500
Income
$46,469
Population
22,477
Unemployment
9.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$104,500county
Median gross rent$775county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$834county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,048county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$46,469county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate9.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$48,070county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.26%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths35.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.7%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment3859county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible67.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,477county
Land area in square miles762county
People per square mile of land29.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store19.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age37.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.0%county
Second languages10.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents251county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in413county
Households that moved away453county
Average income of arriving households$46,286county
Average income of departing households$43,455county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F95 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days265 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 28county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,220 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband81.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk45.1county
Coastal flood risk30.6county
Drought risk79.3county
Landslide risk7.6county
Hail risk28.6county
Earthquake risk29.7county
Tornado risk65.1county
Tropical cyclone risk85.0county
Extreme heat risk51.9county
Winter weather risk24.2county
Strong wind risk22.2county
Wildfire risk76.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Allen Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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