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Bogalusa, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Bogalusa is a Census city of 10,468 people across 9.50 square miles of land, in Washington Parish. Median household income is $30,749, 47.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bogalusa
What Bogalusa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.5 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,101
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bogalusa
How many people live in Bogalusa
- Population10,468
- Median age40.0
- Population under 182,546
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,047
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households4,234
- Family households2,454
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bogalusa
Income and work in Bogalusa
- Median household income$30,749 plus or minus $7,836
- Per capita income$19,019
- Civilian labor force4,075
- Employed3,435
- Unemployed640 plus or minus 240
- Unemployment rate15.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over6,770
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bogalusa
Housing in Bogalusa
- Housing units5,276
- Occupied units4,234
- Vacant units1,042 plus or minus 259
- Vacancy rate19.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied1,989
- Renter occupied2,245
- Ownership rate47.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$767
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Single family units4,089
- Share single family77.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,128 plus or minus 370
- Share in buildings of two or more21.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bogalusa
How Bogalusa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,181
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,762 plus or minus 479
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more957 plus or minus 335
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone66.7 percent
- Carpooled22.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bogalusa
SBA loans in Bogalusa (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,354,200
- Average approval$725,700
- Median approval$804,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported85
- Jobs per approval14.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bogalusa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bogalusa
Flood risk in Bogalusa
- NFIP communityCity of Bogalusa
- NFIP community number220232
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Bogalusa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220232 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington Parish, not Bogalusa
Washington Parish context, not Bogalusa figures
- Establishments in Washington Parish655
- Covered employment, Washington Parish11,134
- Average annual pay, Washington Parish$46,079
- Housing units permitted, Washington Parish6
Every figure in this section is published for Washington Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Bogalusa.
All Washington Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bogalusa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bogalusa, Louisiana?
10,468, in 4,234 households. Bogalusa city covers 9.50 square miles of land, which is 1,101 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bogalusa in?
Washington Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bogalusa?
$30,749. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,600. Median gross rent is $767 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bogalusa businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $804,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bogalusa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bogalusa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bogalusa. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bogalusa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bogalusa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bogalusa, city of, community 220232, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bogalusa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bogalusa.
Is zoning published for Bogalusa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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