LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

LaSalle Parish, LA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
  • D
    Income Well below average
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 87% of counties in Louisiana

Source: Map AI Methodology

LaSalle Parish
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
Population 14,789 4,610,276 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 22.3 88.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.12% -0.10% 0.59%
Median age 37.7 35.9 37.3
Households 5,049 1,803,262 130,235,071

Population in LaSalle Parish grew by 5.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 14,789 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in LaSalle Parish is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 22.2% of residents. That is 0.3 points above Louisiana as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Louisiana, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 47.6% of the people living in LaSalle Parish and men 52.4%.

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Economy

LaSalle Parish has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $63,958 $60,934 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 8.00% 3.69% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.9% 6.2% 5.2%

The median household income in LaSalle Parish is about 5% higher than in Louisiana.

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Housing

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $100,240 $170,446 $248,835
Median rent $657 $1,063 $1,407
Homeownership rate 80.6% 67.4% 65.2%

The median home price in LaSalle Parish is about 12.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $657 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in LaSalle Parish spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 153 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 18.4 21.3 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 36.8 42.5 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 153 177 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,757 $5,493 $5,790
Work from home 3.5% 8.1% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,551 8,275 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 419 1,164 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Louisiana: East Carroll Parish (11.4 min), Madison Parish (13.1 min), St. Mary Parish (15.5 min).
Slowest: West Feliciana Parish (32.8 min), East Feliciana Parish (32.8 min), St. Helena Parish (32.4 min).

The average commute time in LaSalle Parish is 18 minutes, shorter than the 21 minutes in Louisiana.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

LaSalle Parish has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 15.8% 24.0% 31.6%
Average household size 2.72 2.49 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Louisiana: Orleans Parish (0.3), East Baton Rouge Parish (0.3), St. Tammany Parish (0.3).
Lowest: East Carroll Parish (0.1), Assumption Parish (0.2), Evangeline Parish (0.2).

Health

LaSalle Parish has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric LaSalle Parish Louisiana Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.8 75.1 78.3
Self-rated poor health 21.5% 22.3% 16.3%
Smokers 25.0% 23.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish (0.8), Ascension Parish (0.8), Vernon Parish (0.8).
Lowest: East Carroll Parish (0.7), Madison Parish (0.7), Tensas Parish (0.7).

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LaSalle Parish, LA Compared With Nearby Counties

How LaSalle Parish, LA compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
LaSalle Parish, LA 14,789 $63,958 #1/2 $100,240 #1/2 18.4 min #1/2
Grant Parish, LA 22,095 $63,876 $57,171 22.6 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.

How many people live in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana?

About 14,789 people live in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, in 5,049 households of 2.7 people on average. The median age is 37.7, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

Is LaSalle Parish, Louisiana urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana has 22 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 26% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana?

The median home costs 1.6 times the median household income ($100,240 against $63,958), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $657 a month takes about 12% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How common is a college degree in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana?

15.8% of adults in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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