Sabine Parish, LA

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2023 Population

22,085

0.558% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.3

0.487% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

22.7%

5.13% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$52,047

27.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$129,400

15.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,634

4.45% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sabine Parish, LA had a population of 22.1k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $52,047. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sabine Parish, LA declined from 22,209 to 22,085, a −0.558% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,777 to $52,047, a 27.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sabine Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.47%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (6.12%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.02%).

None of the households in Sabine 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.

99.6% of the residents in Sabine Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sabine Parish, LA was $129,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.3%.

Most people in Sabine Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Sabine Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Sabine Parish, LA borders De Soto Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Newton County, TX, Sabine County, TX, and Shelby County, TX.

United States Louisiana

Population & Diversity

Sabine Parish, LA is home to a population of 22.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.915% of Sabine Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (202 people).

In 2023, there were 4.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.7k people) in Sabine Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.16k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.87k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Sabine Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sabine Parish, LA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sabine Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.7k ± 114
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.16k ± 220
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.87k ± 257

3.45%

Hispanic Population

761 people

3.45% of the people in Sabine Parish, LA are hispanic (761 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sabine 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
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

0.915%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

202 people

0.986%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

219 people

As of 2023, 0.915% of Sabine Parish, LA residents (202 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sabine Parish, LA was 0.986%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
567 ± 99
Gulf War (1990s)
149 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
115 ± 62

Sabine Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.81 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sabine Parish, LA employs 7.63k people. The largest industries in Sabine Parish, LA are Retail Trade (968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (955 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (784 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($110,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,250), and Utilities ($64,813).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.63k

2023 Value

± 537

4.45%

1 Year growth

± 9.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sabine Parish, LA grew at a rate of 4.45%, from 7.31k employees to 7.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sabine Parish, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (916 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (896 people), and Production Occupations (741 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sabine Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.63k

2023 Value

± 537

4.45%

1 Year growth

± 9.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sabine Parish, LA grew at a rate of 4.45%, from 7.31k employees to 7.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sabine Parish, LA, are Retail Trade (968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (955 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sabine Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Sabine Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,066

Median earning men ± $5,775

$26,615

Median earning women ± $2,503

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,208), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,683), and Wholesale Trade ($60,455).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,083), Information ($58,214), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,455).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

38
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
35
Other Services (except Public Administration)
35
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$50.3k
Manufacturing
$28.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.8k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sabine County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 82.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.462%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (82.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.462%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sabine County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sabine Parish, LA was $129,400 in 2023, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $112,300 to $129,400, a 15.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Sabine Parish, LA is 80.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sabine Parish, LA have an average commute time of 35.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sabine Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sabine Parish, LA is $52,047. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Sabine Parish, LA was Census Tract 6 with a value of $58,510, followed by Census Tract 4 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $57,122 and $50,139.

In 2023, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sabine Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.95%.

Housing

Property

$129,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,810

$6,815

Median Property Taxes

±$468

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.3%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.3% of the housing units in Sabine Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6
Census Tract 4
Census Tract 1

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sabine Parish, LA was Census Tract 6 with a value of $58,510, followed by Census Tract 4 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $57,122 and $50,139.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sabine Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$52,047

Median Household Income

± $7,516

8.49k

Number of Households

± 541

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.49k households in Sabine Parish, LA grew to $52,047 from the previous year's value of $40,777.

The following chart displays the households in Sabine 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (75.1%)
Carpooled (14.7%)
Other (4.75%)

In 2023, 75.1% of workers in Sabine Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.75%).

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

35.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sabine Parish, LA have a longer commute time (35.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.39% of the workforce in Sabine Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sabine Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.95%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

22.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sabine Parish, LA (4.93k out of 21.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sabine Parish, LA is White, followed by Black 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 2023, 28.6% of the children was living in poverty in Sabine Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.3%.

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.

Health

91.8% of the population of Sabine Parish, LA has health coverage, with 32.1% on employee plans, 30.8% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.46% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sabine Parish, LA see 7934 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.339% decrease from the previous year (7961 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 11068 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 791 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,934 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sabine Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Sabine Parish, LA see an average of 7,934 patients per year. This represents a 0.339% decrease from the previous year (7,961 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.21%

Uninsured

32.1%

Employer Coverage

30.8%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.46%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sabine Parish, LA declined by 15.4% from 9.7% to 8.21%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 80.6 in Sabine Parish, LA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 38.7% in Sabine Parish, LA.

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