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Claiborne, Louisiana.

A community in Ouachita Parish, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Ouachita Parish’s.

Living in Claiborne, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Claiborne, in Ouachita Parish, had 12,631 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $72,420 a year and half less, against $54,688 across Ouachita Parish; 11% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Ouachita Parish was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 12,631 in the 2020 census; median age 36.2
Household income $72,420 the median, give or take $10,271 · Ouachita Parish: $54,688
Unemployment 3.7% Ouachita Parish, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 5,279households
  • 36%of adults have a degree
  • 11%below the poverty line
  • 19 mintypical commute
  • 10%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Building trades10%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Ouachita Parish had 69,886 jobs in 2025, 0.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 57° and 33°; warmest in August, 94° and 69° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 57° 33° F M A M J J A 94° 69° S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 57° and 33°; warmest in August, 94° and 69° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 57° 33° F M A M J J A 94° 69° S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 57° and lows near 33°; warmest in August, with highs near 94° and lows near 69°. About 58 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Calhoun Rsch Station weather station, 9 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Claiborne

  1. WalmartSupermarkets and other grocery stores153
  2. C&A ErectorsConcrete product installation86
  3. Cornerstone Specialty West MonroeLong-term care hospital80FTE
  4. Pye Barker Fire Safety LLC United Automation West Monroe42

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 383 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Ice stormsRelatively high
  2. Heat wavesrelatively high in parts of ClaiborneRelatively moderate
  3. Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of ClaiborneRelatively moderate
  4. Strong windRelatively moderate
  5. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Claiborne’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Ouachita Parish.