Cameron Parish, LA

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2024 Population

5,015

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.5

1.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.44%

17.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$75,278

3.83% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$202,500

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,189

1.88% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cameron 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.

99.7% of the residents in Cameron Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cameron Parish, LA was $202,500, and the homeownership rate was 95.4%.

Most people in Cameron Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26 minutes. The average car ownership in Cameron Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Cameron Parish, LA borders Calcasieu Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, and Orange County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Cameron Parish, LA is home to a population of 5.02k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.379% of Cameron Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (19 people).

In 2024, there were 9.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.3k people) in Cameron Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 439 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 166 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Cameron Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cameron Parish, LA was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cameron Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.3k ± 246
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
439 ± 266
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
166 ± 185

0.518%

Hispanic Population

26 people

0.518% of the people in Cameron Parish, LA are hispanic (26 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cameron 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
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

0.379%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19 people

0.287%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 0.379% of Cameron Parish, LA residents (19 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 Cameron Parish, LA was 0.287%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 126
Gulf War (2001-)
108 ± 120
Vietnam
32 ± 34

Cameron Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cameron Parish, LA employs 2.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cameron Parish, LA were Construction (329 people), Educational Services (238 people), and Manufacturing (216 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($218,393), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($136,818), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,927).

Employment

Occupations

2.19k

2024 Value

± 393

−1.88%

1 Year decline

± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cameron Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 2.23k employees to 2.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cameron Parish, LA, are Management Occupations (360 people), Production Occupations (277 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (241 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cameron 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

2.19k

2024 Value

± 393

−1.88%

1 Year decline

± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cameron Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 2.23k employees to 2.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cameron Parish, LA, are Construction (329 people), Educational Services (238 people), and Manufacturing (216 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cameron Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Cameron Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,149

Median earning men ± $8,393

$40,714

Median earning women ± $12,949

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($121,339), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,295), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($96,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($62,171), Construction ($47,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,875).

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

12
Construction
10
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
10
Transportation and Warehousing

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

$125k
Transportation and Warehousing
$76.7k
Manufacturing
$23.3k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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 Cameron 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cameron Parish, LA was $202,500 in 2024, which is 0.609 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $183,300 to $202,500, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cameron Parish, LA is 95.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cameron Parish, LA have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cameron Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.93% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cameron Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.53%.

Housing

Property

$202,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,011

$1,925

Median Property Taxes

±$337

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 Cameron Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

95.4%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.4% of the housing units in Cameron Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cameron 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.

$75,278

Median Household Income

± $11,275

2.02k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.02k households in Cameron Parish, LA grew to $75,278 from the previous year's value of $72,500.

The following chart displays the households in Cameron 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (91.2%)
Carpooled (8.02%)
Worked At Home (0.415%)

In 2024, 91.2% of workers in Cameron Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.02%) and those who worked at home (0.415%).

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

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cameron Parish, LA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.26% of the workforce in Cameron Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.93% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cameron Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.53%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

7.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cameron Parish, LA (370 out of 4.97k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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, 18.6% of the children was living in poverty in Cameron Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.4%.

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 252 in Cameron Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 44.7 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

97.6% of the population of Cameron Parish, LA has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 18.5% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 21.7% on non-group plans, and 3.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cameron Parish, LA see 2,540 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,540 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4768 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,540 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cameron Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Cameron Parish, LA see an average of 2,540 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,540 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.38%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

18.5%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

21.7%

Non-Group

3.91%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cameron Parish, LA declined by 15.7% from 2.83% to 2.38%.

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