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  • FIPS 22039
  • Largest town: Ville Platte

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Evangeline Parish had 31,745 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 662.4 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 29th by land area.

Population
31,745
#32 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,396 in US
Area
662.4 sq mi
#29 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,417 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#33 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,513 in US
Median household income
$46,178
#50 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,922 in US

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

Evangeline Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Evangeline Parish population, land area and income

Evangeline Parish had 31,745 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 662.4 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 47.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, about the same as Evangeline Parish.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,178 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

31,745

3144th1st

1396th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

662 sq mi

3144th1st

1417th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1513th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,178

3143rd1st

2922nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

31,745

64th1st

32nd of 64 (LA)

Land area

662 sq mi

64th1st

29th of 64 (LA)

Density

47.9 / sq mi

64th1st

33rd of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$46,178

64th1st

50th of 64 (LA)

How Evangeline Parish's population changed since 2020

Evangeline Parish lost 556 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 27th 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, Evangeline Parish recorded 1,768 births and 1,848 deaths, a natural change of -80. Net international migration added +753 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,292. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,292 people.

32.3k202032.2k202132.1k202231.9k202331.7k2024
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
1,768
Deaths
1,848
Net international migration
+753
Net domestic migration
-1,292
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-200

Where Evangeline Parish is

The Census internal point of Evangeline Parish is at 30.720700, -92.404100. 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 Evangeline 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: Evangeline Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.720700, -92.404100
DMS
30°43'14.52"N 92°24'14.76"W
UTM
15N 557053.8E 3398800.7N
Geohash
9vqqc293h
Plus code
8629PHCW+79

Towns in Evangeline Parish

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Evangeline Parish, 11,710 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Evangeline Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ville Platte with 6,148.

  1. 01Ville Platte6,148
  2. 02Mamou2,817
  3. 03Pine Prairie1,559
  4. 04Basile1,186
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Evangeline Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Evangeline 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 74.6 miles ESE of Evangeline Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 42.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Opelousas, LA (population 15,176), 23.5 miles away.

Evangeline Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Evangeline Parish is 22039: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,178.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 31,745. That is down 556 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,301.

What is the FIPS code of Evangeline Parish?

22039. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (039) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Evangeline Parish?

Ville Platte, with 6,148 residents inside Evangeline Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Evangeline Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rapides Parish, LA; St. Landry Parish, LA; Acadia Parish, LA; Avoyelles Parish, LA; Jefferson Davis Parish, LA; Allen 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.