How many people live in Caldwell Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2025, there were about 9,300 people living in Caldwell Parish, LA. That makes Caldwell Parish the 57th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.2% of people living in the state.
9.34K
population of Caldwell Parish, LA (2025)
0.2%
County share of the Louisiana population (2025)
About 9,300 people lived in Caldwell Parish, LA in 2025.
Population estimates, 2000–2025
What are Caldwell Parish, LA's age demographics?
About 1,800 Caldwell Parish residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,100 Caldwell Parish residents, or 22.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.3% of Louisiana’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Caldwell Parish, LA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Caldwell Parish, LA's racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 78.1% of the Caldwell Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Caldwell Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (16.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Caldwell Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.38% of the parish, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Caldwell Parish, LA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Louisiana as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Caldwell Parish, LA is Clarks with about 1,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Caldwell Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clarks | 1,034 |
| 2. | Grayson | 431 |
| 3. | Columbia | 266 |
| 4. | Balance of Caldwell Parish | 7,662 |
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