2020 census As of the
2020 census, the parish had a population of 22,169 residents and a median age of 39.4 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 127.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 132.2 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the parish was 79.9%
White, 14.0%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 4.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.0% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 7,823 households in the parish, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.3% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 18,698 people, 7,073 households, and 5,276 families residing in the parish. The population density was . There were 8,531 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the parish was 85.43%
White, 11.88%
Black or
African American, 0.89%
Native American, 0.14%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.36% from
other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. The decreases in population from 1910 to 1920, and from 1940 to 1960, were chiefly caused by different phases of the
Great Migration, as African Americans left
segregation and oppression of the South to seek better opportunities in the North, during the first phase, and in the West, especially
California's defense industry, in the second phase. Tens of thousands of migrants left Louisiana during times of agricultural difficulties and the collapse of agricultural labor after mechanization. In 2000, there were 7,073 households, out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were
married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06. In the parish the population was spread out, with 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males. The median income for a household in the parish was $29,622, and the median income for a family was $34,878. Males had a median income of $31,235 versus $20,470 for females. The
per capita income for the parish was $14,410. About 16.90% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==