Tensas Parish, LA

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2023 Population

3,992

3.27% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.4

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

32.8%

6.33% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$36,074

1.18% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,198

2.04% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tensas Parish, LA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (53.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (41.4%), Other (Hispanic) (2.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.93%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.651%).

None of the households in Tensas 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.

99.4% of the residents in Tensas Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Tensas Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Tensas Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Tensas Parish, LA borders Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, and Warren County, MS.

United States Louisiana

Population & Diversity

Tensas Parish, LA is home to a population of 3.99k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.3% of Tensas Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2023, there were 1.29 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.13k people) in Tensas Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.65k White (Non-Hispanic) and 92 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tensas Parish, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.13k ± 99
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.65k ± 9
Other (Hispanic)
92 ± 95

2.76%

Hispanic Population

110 people

2.76% of the people in Tensas Parish, LA are hispanic (110 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tensas 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

1.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

52 people

1.38%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 41
Korea
16 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 23

Tensas Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tensas Parish, LA employs 1.2k people. The largest industries in Tensas Parish, LA are Retail Trade (178 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (144 people), and Public Administration (144 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,313), Transportation & Warehousing ($62,361), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,235).

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

1.2k

2023 Value

± 185

2.04%

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tensas Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (194 people), Sales & Related Occupations (145 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (127 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tensas Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

1.2k

2023 Value

± 185

2.04%

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tensas Parish, LA, are Retail Trade (178 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (144 people), and Public Administration (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tensas Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Tensas Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,944), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,118), and Construction ($33,977).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,375), Wholesale Trade ($46,000), and Public Administration ($25,625).

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

7
Retail Trade
6
Other Services (except Public Administration)
4
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

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

$3.51k
Wholesale Trade
$2.87k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.97k
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 Tensas County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.9%), followed by Other (0.666%).

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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.9%)
Republican Party
Other (0.666%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tensas County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.9%), followed by Other (0.666%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tensas 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

People in Tensas Parish, LA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tensas Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Tensas Parish, LA is $36,074. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Tensas Parish, LA was Census Tract 2 with a value of $54,150, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $35,903 and $26,204.

In 2023, 17% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tensas Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.54%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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58%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tensas 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 2
Census Tract 1
Census Tract 3

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Tensas Parish, LA was Census Tract 2 with a value of $54,150, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $35,903 and $26,204.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Tensas 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.

$36,074

Median Household Income

± $4,401

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Tensas 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 Tensas 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 (85.9%)
Carpooled (7.73%)
Other (2.89%)

In 2023, 85.9% of workers in Tensas Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.73%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.89%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tensas Parish, LA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.64% of the workforce in Tensas Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tensas Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.54%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

32.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tensas Parish, LA (1.26k out of 3.82k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tensas 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.

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.

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

Uninsured People

6.79%

Uninsured

12.8%

Employer Coverage

48.1%

Medicaid

19.9%

Medicare

9.79%

Non-Group

2.58%

Military or VA

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

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