Louisiana

Tensas Parish

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
African
55.3%
European
42.2%
Other
2.5%

Compared with Louisiana and the United States

Tensas Parishnext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricTensas ParishLouisianaUnited States
Black or African American55.3%31.2%—
Non-Hispanic White42.2%54.8%58%
Hispanic2.3%8.5%—
Indian0.1%0.4%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0%0.6%—
East Asian0%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Tensas Parish next to Louisiana and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricTensas ParishLouisianaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—88.2 (−11.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—63.1 (−36.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$36,615$60,756$80,734
Median home value$86,300$216,500$332,700
Home price to income2.4×3.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$601/mo$1,064/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income19.7%21.0%21.0%