The population of Avoyelles Parish is estimated at 41,040. In 2017 there were 538 births and 455 deaths in Avoyelles Parish . Avoyelles Parish has 5,521 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 5,604 that are owned free and clear and 4,307 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Avoyelles Parish filed 15,780 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.8% of all Louisiana filings and 0.011% of the entire nation. Avoyelles Parish had a combined total federal tax liability of $104,354,000 on earned income of $686,745,000. Other notable statistics from Avoyelles Parish were 600 unemployment claims which collected a total of $2,164,000 and 1,380 charitable contributions valued at $6,665,000. 1,110 filings from Avoyelles Parish paid a combined total of $967,000 in property taxes and 1,230 filings paid $7,851,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Avoyelles Parish had 63 religious congregations with an estimated 23,442 members.
11.3% of the Avoyelles Parish population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 26.1% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 40% of Avoyelles Parish voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 446 votes.
At $36,177 the median income is 78.2% of the Louisiana average. An estimated 964 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Avoyelles Parish, the equivalant of around 6.2% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.0%.

Top 15 Industries in Avoyelles Parish .
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
2,104	Health care and social assistance
1,842	Accommodation and food services
1,446	Retail trade
733	Nursing and residential care facilities
657	Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)
490	General merchandise stores
490	Other general merchandise stores
444	Finance and insurance
391	Ambulatory health care services
340	Credit intermediation and related activities
307	Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities
281	Depository credit intermediation
279	Manufacturing
277	Gasoline stations
275	Commercial banking

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