Ascension Parish, LA

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2024 Population

130,314

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

0.549% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.3%

0.0641% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,549

0.777% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$279,600

5.39% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

65,022

2.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ascension 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.

97.1% of the residents in Ascension Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ascension Parish, LA are River Parishes Community College (801 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Ascension Parish, LA was $279,600, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in Ascension Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Ascension Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Ascension Parish, LA borders Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, St. James Parish, LA, and St. John the Baptist Parish, LA.

United States Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA

Population & Diversity

Ascension Parish, LA is home to a population of 130k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.91% of Ascension Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (6.4k people).

In 2024, there were 2.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.8k people) in Ascension Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.08k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Ascension Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ascension Parish, LA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ascension Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
82.8k ± 343
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29.8k ± 888
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.08k ± 877

8.41%

Hispanic Population

11k people

8.41% of the people in Ascension Parish, LA are hispanic (11k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ascension 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

4.91%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.4k people

4.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.07k people

As of 2024, 4.91% of Ascension Parish, LA residents (6.4k 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 Ascension Parish, LA was 4.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,980 ± 474
Gulf War (2001-)
1,513 ± 380
Gulf War (1990s)
1,369 ± 463

Ascension Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Ascension Parish, LA employs 65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ascension Parish, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,775 people), Manufacturing (8,648 people), and Retail Trade (6,579 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($110,045), Manufacturing ($109,174), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,571).

Employment

Occupations

65k

2024 Value

± 2,498

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 5.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ascension Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 63.5k employees to 65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ascension Parish, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (7,069 people), Management Occupations (6,923 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,838 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ascension 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

65k

2024 Value

± 2,498

2.4%

1 Year growth

± 5.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ascension Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 63.5k employees to 65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ascension Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,775 people), Manufacturing (8,648 people), and Retail Trade (6,579 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ascension Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Ascension Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,741

Median earning men ± $3,082

$41,198

Median earning women ± $2,917

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($117,278), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($102,682), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,798).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($145,333), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,954), and Manufacturing ($68,589).

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

167
Construction
166
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
143
Retail Trade

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

$736k
Construction
$713k
Manufacturing
$221k
Retail Trade

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 Ascension 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 Ascension Parish, LA awarded 801 degrees. The student population of Ascension Parish, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,183 male students and 1,223 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ascension Parish, LA are White (434 and 54.3%), Black or African American (253 and 31.7%), Unknown (63 and 7.88%), and Hispanic or Latino (29 and 3.63%).

The largest universities in Ascension Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are River Parishes Community College (801 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ascension Parish, LA are Other Industrial Production Technology (262 and 32.7%), Instrumentation Technology (167 and 20.8%), and Medical Assistant (91 and 11.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,406 students enrolled in Ascension Parish, LA, 49.2% men and 50.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,070 records, of which 38.4% were women and 61.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Industrial Production Technology
108 degrees awarded
Medical Assistant
91 degrees awarded
Instrumentation Technology
72 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Ascension Parish, LA was Other Industrial Production Technology with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Ascension Parish, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

River Parishes Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

801 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was River Parishes Community College with 801 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 515 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ascension Parish, LA, which is 1.8 times more than the 286 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 434 degrees mean that there were 1.72 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 253 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,335) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($744) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ascension Parish, LA was $279,600 in 2024, which is 0.84 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $265,300 to $279,600, a 5.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Ascension Parish, LA is 81%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ascension Parish, LA have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ascension Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ascension Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.15%.

Housing

Property

$279,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,042

$38,597

Median Property Taxes

±$1,841

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 Ascension Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81% of the housing units in Ascension Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ascension 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.

$91,549

Median Household Income

± $5,417

47.7k

Number of Households

± 2,188

In 2024, the median household income of the 47.7k households in Ascension Parish, LA declined from $91,549 from the previous year's value of $92,266.

The following chart displays the households in Ascension 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ascension 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 (81.6%)
Worked At Home (8.86%)
Carpooled (7.87%)

In 2024, 81.6% of workers in Ascension Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.86%) and those who carpooled to work (7.87%).

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

30.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ascension Parish, LA have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.4% of the workforce in Ascension Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ascension 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 Ascension Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ascension Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ascension Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.15%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ascension Parish, LA (13.3k out of 129k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ascension Parish, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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, 12.7% of the children was living in poverty in Ascension Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.4%.

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 337 in Ascension Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 52.7 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

93.8% of the population of Ascension Parish, LA has health coverage, with 55.6% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 9.52% on Medicare, 9.23% on non-group plans, and 0.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ascension Parish, LA see 2,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2372 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 803 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,252 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ascension Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Ascension Parish, LA see an average of 2,252 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,252 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.23%

Uninsured

55.6%

Employer Coverage

18.7%

Medicaid

9.52%

Medicare

9.23%

Non-Group

0.7%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ascension Parish, LA declined by 4.93% from 6.55% to 6.23%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ascension 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 61.7 in Ascension Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ascension 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 36.8% in Ascension Parish, LA.

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