Winn Parish, LA

County

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2022 Population

13,665

1.51% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.7

0.494% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.6%

6.92% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$44,922

2.77% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$98,100

7.92% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Winn Parish, LA had a population of 13.7k people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $44,922. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Winn Parish, LA declined from 13,875 to 13,665, a −1.51% decrease and its median household income grew from $43,710 to $44,922, a 2.77% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winn Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (65%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.54%), Other (Hispanic) (1.38%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.915%).

None of the households in Winn 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.

98.1% of the residents in Winn Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Winn Parish, LA was $98,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Winn Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32 minutes. The average car ownership in Winn Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Winn Parish, LA borders Bienville Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, and Natchitoches Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Winn Parish, LA is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.32% of Winn Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (317 people).

In 2022, there were 2.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.89k people) in Winn Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 211 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

99.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.1% of Winn Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Winn Parish, LA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winn Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.89k ± 15
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.06k ± 208
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
211 ± 58.9

3.25%

Hispanic Population

444 people

3.25% of the people in Winn Parish, LA are hispanic (444 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Winn Parish, LA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.32%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

317 people

1.05%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

145 people

As of 2022, 2.32% of Winn Parish, LA residents (317 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Winn Parish, LA was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
313 ± 206
Vietnam
298 ± 105
Korea
34 ± 35

Winn Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Winn Parish, LA employs 4.86k people. The largest industries in Winn Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (741 people), Manufacturing (668 people), and Public Administration (540 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($63,242), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($58,654), and Transportation & Warehousing ($56,553).

Employment

Occupations

4.86k

2022 Value

± 514

2.99%

1 Year growth

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winn Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.99%, from 4.72k employees to 4.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winn Parish, LA, are Management Occupations (514 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (484 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (435 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winn 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

4.86k

2022 Value

± 514

2.99%

1 Year growth

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winn Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.99%, from 4.72k employees to 4.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winn Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (741 people), Manufacturing (668 people), and Public Administration (540 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winn Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Winn Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,694

Median earning men ± $6,825

$32,662

Median earning women ± $3,306

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,475), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($65,282), Public Administration ($50,585), and Manufacturing ($46,389).

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

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
18
Retail Trade
16
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Winn County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 74.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.578%).

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 (74.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.578%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Winn County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 74.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.578%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Winn 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 Winn Parish, LA was $98,100 in 2022, which is 0.348 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $90,900 to $98,100, a 7.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Winn Parish, LA is 71.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Winn Parish, LA have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winn Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Winn Parish, LA is $44,922. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Winn Parish, LA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $51,488, followed by Census Tract 9604 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $36,707 and $36,019.

Property

$98,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,300

$3,491

Median Property Taxes

±$364

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2022

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.5% of the housing units in Winn Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winn 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 9601
Census Tract 9604
Census Tract 9603

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Winn Parish, LA was Census Tract 9601 with a value of $51,488, followed by Census Tract 9604 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $36,707 and $36,019.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Winn 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.

$44,922

Median Household Income

± $4,240

4.88k

Number of Households

± 488

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.88k households in Winn Parish, LA grew to $44,922 from the previous year's value of $43,710.

The following chart displays the households in Winn 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 Winn 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 2022

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Carpooled (9.17%)
Worked At Home (6.62%)

In 2022, 79.4% of workers in Winn Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.17%) and those who worked at home (6.62%).

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

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winn Parish, LA have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.78% of the workforce in Winn Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winn Parish, LA (2.36k out of 12k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

90.1% of the population of Winn Parish, LA has health coverage, with 35.5% on employee plans, 30% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Winn Parish, LA see 1730 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.46% decrease from the previous year (1738 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1927 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2698 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,730 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Winn Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Winn Parish, LA see an average of 1,730 patients per year. This represents a 0.46% decrease from the previous year (1,738 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.93%

Uninsured

35.5%

Employer Coverage

30%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winn Parish, LA grew by 6.29% from 9.35% to 9.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Winn 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 103 in Winn Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Winn 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 41.6% in Winn Parish, LA.

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