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Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Pointe Coupee Parish had 19,845 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 555.5 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 45th by land area.

Population
19,845
#44 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,836 in US
Area
555.5 sq mi
#45 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,869 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#37 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,783 in US
Median household income
$57,045
#23 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,127 in US

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

Pointe Coupee Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Pointe Coupee Parish population, land area and income

Pointe Coupee Parish had 19,845 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 555.5 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 35.7 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; Pointe Coupee Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,045 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,845

3144th1st

1836th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

556 sq mi

3144th1st

1869th of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1783rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,045

3143rd1st

2127th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

19,845

64th1st

44th of 64 (LA)

Land area

556 sq mi

64th1st

45th of 64 (LA)

Density

35.7 / sq mi

64th1st

37th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$57,045

64th1st

23rd of 64 (LA)

How Pointe Coupee Parish's population changed since 2020

Pointe Coupee Parish lost 829 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.0%. That ranks 42nd 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, Pointe Coupee Parish recorded 1,028 births and 1,423 deaths, a natural change of -395. Net international migration added +89 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -591. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 591 people.

20.7k202020.4k202120.2k202220.0k202319.8k2024
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
1,028
Deaths
1,423
Net international migration
+89
Net domestic migration
-591
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-150

Where Pointe Coupee Parish is

The Census internal point of Pointe Coupee Parish is at 30.708300, -91.604600. 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 Pointe Coupee 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: Pointe Coupee Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.708300, -91.604600
DMS
30°42'29.88"N 91°36'16.56"W
UTM
15N 633623.5E 3398106.0N
Geohash
9vqyeqr8f
Plus code
862CP95W+85

Towns in Pointe Coupee Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pointe Coupee Parish, 5,456 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pointe Coupee Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New Roads with 4,295.

  1. 01New Roads4,295
  2. 02Livonia1,161
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pointe Coupee Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pointe Coupee Parish. The most populous is St. Landry Parish, LA, with 80,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 30.3 miles SE of Pointe Coupee Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 33.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Zachary, LA (population 20,370), 26.2 miles away.

Pointe Coupee Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pointe Coupee Parish is 22077: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,045.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,845. That is down 829 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,674.

What is the FIPS code of Pointe Coupee Parish?

22077. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (077) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Pointe Coupee Parish?

New Roads, with 4,295 residents inside Pointe Coupee Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Pointe Coupee Parish?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Landry Parish, LA; St. Martin Parish, LA; Avoyelles Parish, LA; Iberville Parish, LA; West Baton Rouge Parish, LA; Concordia Parish, LA; West Feliciana 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)

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