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  • FIPS 22021
  • Largest town: Clarks

Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Caldwell Parish had 9,393 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 46th by land area.

Population
9,393
#57 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,460 in US
Area
529.8 sq mi
#46 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,978 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#57 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,314 in US
Median household income
$48,050
#42 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,829 in US

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

Caldwell Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Caldwell Parish population, land area and income

Caldwell Parish had 9,393 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 17.7 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, so Caldwell Parish has 30% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,050 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,393

3144th1st

2460th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

530 sq mi

3144th1st

1978th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2314th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,050

3143rd1st

2829th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

9,393

64th1st

57th of 64 (LA)

Land area

530 sq mi

64th1st

46th of 64 (LA)

Density

17.7 / sq mi

64th1st

57th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$48,050

64th1st

42nd of 64 (LA)

How Caldwell Parish's population changed since 2020

Caldwell Parish lost 223 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 33rd 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, Caldwell Parish recorded 421 births and 678 deaths, a natural change of -257. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -15. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 257 people.

9,61620209,58020219,50820229,40220239,3932024
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
421
Deaths
678
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
-15
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-9

Where Caldwell Parish is

The Census internal point of Caldwell Parish is at 32.101200, -92.114200. 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 Caldwell 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: Caldwell Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.101200, -92.114200
DMS
32°06'4.32"N 92°06'51.12"W
UTM
15N 583578.0E 3551996.4N
Geohash
9vwqxgu7p
Plus code
86494V2P+F8

Towns in Caldwell Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Caldwell Parish, 1,034 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Caldwell Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarks with 1,034.

  1. 01Clarks1,034
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Caldwell Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Caldwell Parish. The most populous is Ouachita Parish, LA, with 157,874 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 126.1 miles SSE of Caldwell Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 101.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is West Monroe, LA (population 12,476), 28.5 miles away.

Caldwell Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Caldwell Parish is 22021: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,050.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,393. That is down 223 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,616.

What is the FIPS code of Caldwell Parish?

22021. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (021) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Caldwell Parish?

Clarks, with 1,034 residents inside Caldwell Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Caldwell Parish?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ouachita Parish, LA; Richland Parish, LA; Franklin Parish, LA; Jackson Parish, LA; LaSalle Parish, LA; Winn Parish, LA; Catahoula 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.