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  • FIPS 22003
  • Largest town: Oakdale

Allen Parish, Louisiana

Allen Parish had 22,501 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 762.1 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
22,501
#38 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,700 in US
Area
762.1 sq mi
#23 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,145 in US
Density
30 / sq mi
#45 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,941 in US
Median household income
$47,937
#43 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,836 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Allen Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Allen Parish population, land area and income

Allen Parish had 22,501 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 762.1 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 29.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; Allen Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,937 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,501

3144th1st

1700th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

762 sq mi

3144th1st

1145th of 3,144 (US)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1941st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,937

3143rd1st

2836th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

22,501

64th1st

38th of 64 (LA)

Land area

762 sq mi

64th1st

23rd of 64 (LA)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

64th1st

45th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$47,937

64th1st

43rd of 64 (LA)

How Allen Parish's population changed since 2020

Allen Parish lost 187 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 19th of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Allen Parish recorded 1,153 births and 1,377 deaths, a natural change of -224. Net international migration added +362 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -411. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 411 people.

22.7k202022.6k202122.3k202222.3k202322.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,153
Deaths
1,377
Net international migration
+362
Net domestic migration
-411
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+197

Where Allen Parish is

The Census internal point of Allen Parish is at 30.652700, -92.819600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Allen Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Allen Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.652700, -92.819600
DMS
30°39'9.72"N 92°49'10.56"W
UTM
15N 517284.2E 3391127.3N
Geohash
9vmyru4uf
Plus code
8629M53J+35

Towns in Allen Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Allen Parish, 9,869 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Allen Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oakdale with 6,490.

  1. 01Oakdale6,490
  2. 02Kinder2,092
  3. 03Oberlin1,287
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Allen Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Allen Parish. The most populous is Rapides Parish, LA, with 125,899 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 98.1 miles E of Allen Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 56.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lake Charles, LA (population 81,157), 39.1 miles away.

Allen Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Allen Parish is 22003: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,937.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Allen Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,501. That is down 187 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,688.

What is the FIPS code of Allen Parish?

22003. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (003) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Allen Parish?

Oakdale, with 6,490 residents inside Allen Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Allen Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rapides Parish, LA; Vernon Parish, LA; Beauregard Parish, LA; Evangeline Parish, LA; Jefferson Davis Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.