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  • FIPS 22119
  • Largest town: Minden

Webster Parish, Louisiana

Webster Parish had 35,184 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 593.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 40th by land area.

Population
35,184
#31 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,310 in US
Area
593.3 sq mi
#40 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,648 in US
Density
59 / sq mi
#28 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,317 in US
Median household income
$47,088
#46 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,884 in US

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

Webster Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Webster Parish population, land area and income

Webster Parish had 35,184 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 593.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 59.3 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; Webster Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,088 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,184

3144th1st

1310th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

593 sq mi

3144th1st

1648th of 3,144 (US)

Density

59.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1317th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,088

3143rd1st

2884th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

35,184

64th1st

31st of 64 (LA)

Land area

593 sq mi

64th1st

40th of 64 (LA)

Density

59.3 / sq mi

64th1st

28th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$47,088

64th1st

46th of 64 (LA)

How Webster Parish's population changed since 2020

Webster Parish lost 1,703 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.6%. That ranks 50th 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, Webster Parish recorded 1,754 births and 2,715 deaths, a natural change of -961. Net international migration added +138 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -920. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 961 people.

36.9k202035.9k202135.6k202235.4k202335.2k2024
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
1,754
Deaths
2,715
Net international migration
+138
Net domestic migration
-920
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-260

Where Webster Parish is

The Census internal point of Webster Parish is at 32.732200, -93.339800. 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 Webster 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: Webster Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.732200, -93.339800
DMS
32°43'55.92"N 93°20'23.28"W
UTM
15N 468161.7E 3621650.3N
Geohash
9vvdhn8nc
Plus code
8648PMJ6+V3

Towns in Webster Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Webster Parish, 16,757 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Webster Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Minden with 11,195.

  1. 01Minden11,195
  2. 02Springhill4,485
  3. 03Sibley1,077
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Webster Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Webster Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Bossier Parish, LA, with 131,102 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 201.9 miles SE of Webster Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 32.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Minden, LA (population 11,195), 8.8 miles away.

Webster Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Webster Parish is 22119: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,088.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Webster Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,184. That is down 1,703 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,887.

What is the FIPS code of Webster Parish?

22119. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (119) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Webster Parish?

Minden, with 11,195 residents inside Webster Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Webster Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bossier Parish, LA; Columbia County, AR; Claiborne Parish, LA; Bienville Parish, LA; Lafayette County, AR.

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.