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Bogalusa, LA micro area: population growth, jobs and income

The Bogalusa, LA micro area lost 201 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.4%).

The Bogalusa, LA micro area had an estimated 44,937 residents in 2025, down 0.9% (421 fewer people) since 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

0

2025

0.0 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

Population, migration, employment, permits, unemployment and income are the figures each agency publishes for the area itself (OMB Bulletin 23-01 delineation; ACS 2016-20 and CBP 2018 use the delineation of their year). IRS migration is the sum of the member counties.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 98 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 8,133 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $45,380 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +15.8% since 2016–20.

Population growth over five years ranks 3rd of 9 Louisiana micro areas and 385th of 538 U.S. micro areas.

IRS tax-return data for 2022-2023 show a net gain of 76 people (the sum of its counties).

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How it ranks

MeasureAmong U.S. micro areas
Population growth385th of 538
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents391st of 538
Private-sector job growth411th of 495
Median household income514th of 538
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents534th of 534

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment), against areas with a figure for the same period.

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Counties in this micro area

The 1 county of the Bogalusa, LA micro area: Census population estimates
CountyRoleResidents2025Share of residents2025Change2020–2025Share of the change2020–2025
Washington Parish, LACentral44,937100.0%−421 (−0.9%)100%

Census Bureau population estimates (July 1). Shares are of the member counties' total; a share of the change shows only when every county moved the same way. – means no figure for the common period.

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Questions

Is the Bogalusa, LA micro area growing?

No. Its population fell 0.9% between 2020 and 2025, about 421 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates).

How many people moved to the Bogalusa, LA micro area?

On net, none in 2025: about 98 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the population of the Bogalusa, LA micro area?

About 44,937 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in the Bogalusa, LA micro area?

Private employers there had 8,133 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in the Bogalusa, LA micro area?

$45,380 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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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.