Grant Parish, Louisiana

Grant Parish has a population of 22,095 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $143,300, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $64,016.

Home price
$143,300
Income
$64,016
Population
22,095
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$143,300county
Median gross rent$904county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198034.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile34.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$994county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$780county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,342county
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$64,016county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home3.1%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government24.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$26,068county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 time29.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport204603county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 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 station95 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths54.3county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2712county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible66.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians5county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population22,095county
Land area in square miles644county
People per square mile of land34.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.7%county
Share of households that are one person28.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents253county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in566county
Households that moved away573county
Average income of arriving households$48,154county
Average income of departing households$46,836county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year32county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.3%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F100 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days259 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 2county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,148 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.3%county
Homes heated by propane5.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband79.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.3county
Landslide risk28.2county
Hail risk21.5county
Earthquake risk36.6county
Tornado risk60.8county
Tropical cyclone risk65.2county
Extreme heat risk72.6county
Winter weather risk19.4county
Strong wind risk54.8county
Wildfire risk39.3county

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 Grant 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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