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Allen Parish, LA: population growth, jobs and income

Allen Parish lost 62 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.3%).

Allen Parish had an estimated 22,672 residents in 2025, up 0.0% (1 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Louisiana as a whole (−0.7%), and the 17th fastest growth of 64 counties in Louisiana.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$775/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes18.1%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months442025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 134 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 3,450 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.8% in 2025, 0.6 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 39 new homes in 2025, or 1.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $46,469 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, −3.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,866th.

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Allen Parish population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202522,672−62
202422,734+212
202322,522+97
202222,425−163
202122,588−83
202022,671–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Allen Parish

Allen Parish grew by 1 people since 2020 even though 420 more residents moved to other U.S. counties than came from them: deaths outnumbered births by 176, and net international migration added 591.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−19−176
International migrationfrom and to other countries+93+591
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−134−420
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−2+6
Total change−62+1

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn LouisianaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth17th of 641,866th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents44th of 642,644th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth37th of 642,152nd of 3,092
Median household income46th of 642,884th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate34th of 642,373rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents34th of 641,676th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Allen Parish's population change (+0.0%) was ahead of 4 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Beauregard Parish).

4 of its 5 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Allen Parish's $46,469 (2020–24).

Allen Parish, LA and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Allen Parish, LA This county22,672+0.0%−5.91.7$46,469
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA31,471−2.4%−0.72.0$57,341
Evangeline Parish, LA31,980−1.0%−4.11.2$41,915
Beauregard Parish, LA36,673+0.2%−0.22.2$65,944
Vernon Parish, LA45,091−7.3%−30.50.4$57,270
Rapides Parish, LA125,877−2.9%−1.61.9$54,967

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Allen Parish growing?

Its population was about flat between 2020 and 2025 (+0.0%; Census Bureau population estimates). Louisiana as a whole changed −0.7% over the same years. That ranks 17th of 64 counties in Louisiana for population growth.

How many people moved to Allen Parish?

On net, none in 2025: about 134 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Allen Parish?

It averaged 4.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Allen Parish?

About 22,672 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Allen Parish?

Private employers there had 3,450 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.