Home to a number of
Cajun peoples, at the
2000 U.S. census, there were 53,807 people, 19,832 households, and 14,457 families residing in the parish. The
population density was . At the 2019
American Community Survey, there were 59,865 people living in the parish, up from 57,999 at the
2010 U.S. census. By the
2020 United States census, there were 57,359 people, 22,086 households, and 15,143 families residing in the parish. In 2000, were 22,461 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the parish was 82.68%
White, 14.17%
Black or African American, 0.30%
Native American, 1.82%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.26% from
other races, and 0.76% from
two or more races; 1.38% of the population were
Hispanic or Latin American of any race; 24.89% reported speaking
French or
Cajun French at home, while 1.64% speak
Vietnamese and 1.02%
Spanish. In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 81.4% non-Hispanic white, 14.5% Black and African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.4% some other race, and 1.1% from two or more races. An estimated 3.5% of the population were Hispanic and Latin American of any race. At the 2000 U.S. census, there were 19,832 households, out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were
married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.16. The 2019 American Community Survey determined there were 22,086 households and 26,586 housing units; there was a home-ownership rate of 77% and the median housing value was $122,200. The median gross rent from 2015 to 2019 was $685. In 2019, the median income for a household in the parish was $51,945; males had a median income of $53,658 versus $33,327 for females. About 21.3% of the children under 18 lived at or below the poverty line, and 17.6% of the total population was below the poverty line. The median income for a household in the parish was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $36,093 in 2000. Males had a median income of $31,044 versus $18,710 for females. The
per capita income for the parish was $14,201. About 17.40% of families and 22.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.00% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==