What is the population of Tensas Parish, Louisiana?

The population of Tensas Parish, Louisiana is 3,874, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Tensas Parish, Louisiana?

The median household income in Tensas Parish, Louisiana is $36,373, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Tensas Parish, Louisiana is $416,071, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Tensas Parish, Louisiana is 13.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health F

Income F

Education F

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	3,874	4,588,640	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	6.0	87.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-2.58%	-0.07%	0.57%
Median age	45.5	35.4	37.1
Households	1,628	1,781,402	128,459,983

Year	Tensas Parish

Group	Share

Tensas Parish has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$36,373	$60,029	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.76%	3.98%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	6.3%	5.2%

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$416,071	$166,764	$242,182
Median rent	$612	$1,038	$1,342
Homeownership rate	69.6%	67.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.2	21.3	22.5
Work from home	2.1%	7.2%	13.4%

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

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	24.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.52	2.54

Tensas Parish has a health index of F, which means it scores poorly in health.

Metric	Tensas Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.2	75.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	32.3%	22.3%	16.3%
Smokers	28.8%	23.9%	19.0%