Iberia Parish, LA

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2024 Population

68,599

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

1.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.8%

0.886% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,961

1.47% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$164,500

5.45% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

27,890

1.61% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Iberia Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Iberia Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Iberia Parish, LA are J's Barber College (14 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Iberia Parish, LA was $164,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Iberia Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Iberia Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Iberia Parish, LA borders Assumption Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, St. Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, and Vermilion Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Iberia Parish, LA is home to a population of 68.6k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.58% of Iberia Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.77k people).

In 2024, there were 1.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.4k people) in Iberia Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Iberia Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Iberia Parish, LA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Iberia Parish, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Iberia Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.4k ± 445
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
21.3k ± 613
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.29k ± 340

5.59%

Hispanic Population

3.84k people

5.59% of the people in Iberia Parish, LA are hispanic (3.84k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Iberia Parish, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
46,145 ± 5,248 people
Mexico
26,336 ± 3,973 people
Vietnam
16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

Foreign-Born Population

2.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.77k people

2.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.95k people

As of 2024, 2.58% of Iberia Parish, LA residents (1.77k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Iberia Parish, LA was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Iberia Parish, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
906 ± 258
Vietnam
903 ± 215
Gulf War (1990s)
457 ± 174

Iberia Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Iberia Parish, LA.

Economy

The economy of Iberia Parish, LA employs 27.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Iberia Parish, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,741 people), Retail Trade (3,275 people), and Manufacturing (2,624 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,688), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,344), and Utilities ($66,833).

Employment

Occupations

27.9k

2024 Value

± 1,491

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 7.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iberia Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 28.3k employees to 27.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iberia Parish, LA, are Management Occupations (3,176 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,048 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,945 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iberia Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

27.9k

2024 Value

± 1,491

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 7.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iberia Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 28.3k employees to 27.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iberia Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,741 people), Retail Trade (3,275 people), and Manufacturing (2,624 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iberia Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Iberia Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,512

Median earning men ± $6,763

$28,942

Median earning women ± $3,000

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($75,813), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,533), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,174).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,347), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,008), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

102
Retail Trade
93
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
86
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$162k
Manufacturing
$142k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$128k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Iberia Parish, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Iberia Parish, LA awarded 14 degrees. The student population of Iberia Parish, LA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 19 male students and 4 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Iberia Parish, LA are Black or African American (11 and 78.6%), White (2 and 14.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 7.14%).

The largest universities in Iberia Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are J's Barber College (14 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Iberia Parish, LA are Barbering (13 and 92.9%) and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 7.14%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 23 students enrolled in Iberia Parish, LA, 82.6% men and 17.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 13 records, of which 15.4% were women and 84.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Barbering

Most Common

13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Iberia Parish, LA was Barbering with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Iberia Parish, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

J's Barber College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was J's Barber College with 14 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Iberia Parish, LA, which is 2.5 times more than the 4 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 11 degrees mean that there were 5.5 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Iberia Parish, LA was $164,500 in 2024, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,000 to $164,500, a 5.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Iberia Parish, LA is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Iberia Parish, LA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iberia Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iberia Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.7%.

Housing

Property

$164,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,497

$18,035

Median Property Taxes

±$1,077

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Iberia Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Iberia Parish, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Iberia Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Iberia Parish, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,961

Median Household Income

± $4,681

26.8k

Number of Households

± 1,376

In 2024, the median household income of the 26.8k households in Iberia Parish, LA declined from $56,961 from the previous year's value of $57,811.

The following chart displays the households in Iberia Parish, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iberia Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (6.75%)
Worked At Home (6.34%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Iberia Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.75%) and those who worked at home (6.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iberia Parish, LA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.94% of the workforce in Iberia Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Iberia Parish, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Iberia Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iberia Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iberia Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iberia Parish, LA (15.5k out of 67.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iberia Parish, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 33.2% of the children was living in poverty in Iberia Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 196 in Iberia Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 406 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.4% of the population of Iberia Parish, LA has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 36.6% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iberia Parish, LA see 2,155 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,155 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1667 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 626 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,155 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iberia Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Iberia Parish, LA see an average of 2,155 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,155 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Iberia Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.59%

Uninsured

28.9%

Employer Coverage

36.6%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

1.11%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Iberia Parish, LA declined by 11.2% from 7.42% to 6.59%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iberia Parish, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 94.4 in Iberia Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Iberia Parish, LA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.4% in Iberia Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Iberia Parish, LA.