County profile
Ouachita Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#466 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
59,407
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,181
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
158,542
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$54.7k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
28.6%±1.3%
Poverty rate
23.2%±1.5%
Business applications
2,809 · 2025
Retail establishments
640
40.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lumen Technologies, Inc.Communication Services$11.3B62CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing10%
Admin & support9%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
158,542
residents · 2025 · -1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $52.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,066
International migration+2,054
Natural change+428
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.4B2019
$7.2B2020
$7.7B2021
$8.4B2022
$8.9B2023
$9.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$194.4k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$959/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
13.6%±1.1%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$84.3M
392 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 97Heat wave 97Tornado 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4282016
4382017
4402018
4442019
4512020
4752021
5222022
5412023
5452024
5672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 20216142021
4562022
4022023
3452024
3922025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.6 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
CPKC
Nearest port
4.0 km
CORPS OF ENGINEERS MONROE NAV FIELD OFFICES WHARF AND MOORINGS
Nearest commercial airport
11.8 km
MONROE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.2k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ouachita?
Ouachita's economy produced $9.3B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.