Grant Parish, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Grant Parish, Louisiana has a population of 22,095 across 643 square miles, down 0.3 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $576.0 m in 2024, 198 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals worth $840,000.
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Grant Parish
How many people live in Grant Parish
- Population22,095
- Households7,440
- Average household size2.97
- Median household income$64,016
- Median age38.4
- Median gross rent$904 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,300
- Home value to household income2.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over15,748
- Population under 184,614
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,478
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6414,003
- Civilian labor force8,450
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over48.3 percent
- Rank by population among Louisiana parishes40th of 64
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1768th
Grant Parish is the 40th largest of 64 Louisiana parishes by population. A median home costs 2.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 20.9 percent against 15.7 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grant Parish
Is Grant Parish growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-0.30 percent
- Census 2020 base population22,176
- Births, 2024252
- Deaths, 2024256
- Natural change, 2024-4
- Net domestic migration, 202498
- Net international migration, 202487
- Total net migration, 2024185
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-167
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1959th
The county has lost 0.30 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Grant Parish
Where people moving to Grant Parish come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving523
- People arriving, from those returns1,044
- Adjusted gross income arriving$24.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$46,216
- Largest single originGrant Parish Non-migrants (6,272 households)
- Largest single destination (6,272 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Parish Non-migrants | 6,272 | 13,607 | $383.8 m |
| Rapides Parish | 262 | 548 | $12.5 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 131 | 234 | $6.0 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 107 | 220 | $4.7 m |
| Other flows - South | 86 | 184 | $3.8 m |
| Winn Parish | 23 | 42 | $988,000 |
| Other flows - West | 21 | 36 | $926,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Grant Parish Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Grant Parish
What the Grant Parish economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$576.0 m
- County GDP, 2023$538.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20247.0 percent
- GDP change over five years38.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Louisiana parishes56th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2310th
- GDP per resident$26,068
Output grew 7.0 percent in the latest year and 38.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Grant Parish
Who employs people in Grant Parish
- Covered employment, annual average3,426
- Establishments reporting293
- Average annual pay$55,612
- Average weekly wage$1,069
- Sector 44-45, employment288
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$29,082
- Sector 23, employment189
- Sector 23, average annual pay$74,189
- Sector 11, employment56
- Sector 11, average annual pay$49,744
- Sector 22, employment35
- Sector 22, average annual pay$33,327
- Sector 56, employment30
- Sector 54, employment23
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 288 | 45 | $29,082 |
| Sector 23 | 189 | 36 | $74,189 |
| Sector 11 | 56 | 16 | $49,744 |
| Sector 22 | 35 | 8 | $33,327 |
| Sector 56 | 30 | 20 | $30,709 |
| Sector 54 | 23 | 20 | $130,718 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 288 jobs, 8.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Grant Parish
What businesses operate in Grant Parish
- Establishments, all industries198
- Employment at those establishments2,091
- Annual payroll$80.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents9.0
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Grant Parish
What is being built in Grant Parish
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20244
- Declared construction value permitted$1.2 m
- Single family units authorised4
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$302,641
- Units authorised per 1,000 households0.5
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Grant Parish
How much SBA lending happens in Grant Parish
- 7(a) approvals recorded4
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$840,000
- Average 7(a) approval$210,000
- Median 7(a) approval$290,000
- 10th percentile approval$25,000
- 90th percentile approval$350,000
- Largest single approval$350,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)36
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active2
- Distinct industries receiving approvals2
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms0
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countOffices of Lawyers (3)
- Most active lenderNewtek Bank, National Association (3)
The average approval of $210,000 sits close to the median of $290,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. Only 0.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grant Parish
Do SBA loans in Grant Parish get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure4
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grant Parish
How big is Grant Parish
- Land area643 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Louisiana parishes33rd of 64
- Width, east to west45.8 mi
- Height, north to south28.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land34
- Establishments per square mile0.31
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Grant Parish site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Grant Parish site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population22,095
- Households7,440
- Average household size2.97
- Median household income$64,016
- Median age38.4
Common questions
Grant Parish questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grant Parish, Louisiana?
22,095, in 7,440 households, ranking 40th of 64 Louisiana counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grant Parish growing?
The population has fallen 0.30 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 252 births against 256 deaths, with net migration of 185. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Grant Parish?
$64,016. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,300, which is 2.2 times income, and median gross rent is $904 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Grant Parish?
198 establishments, employing 2,091 people with an annual payroll of $80.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Grant Parish?
Average annual pay is $55,612, or $1,069 a week, across 3,426 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Grant Parish?
4 7(a) approvals totalling $840,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, with a median approval of $290,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Grant Parish?
4 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.2 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Grant Parish?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Grant Parish come from?
The largest single origin is Grant Parish Non-migrants, with 6,272 households. Arriving households report an average income of $46,216 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Grant Parish on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Grant Parish?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.