Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety3#15,102/15,637
Economy1#15,544/15,631
Housing55#6,737/14,977
Health1#15,448/15,609
Healthcare13#13,607/15,650
Environment26#11,441/15,453
Education4#15,080/15,649
Infrastructure2#15,380/15,650
Community20#12,534/15,651
Leisure & amenities4#15,091/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Winnfield, Louisiana ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Winn Parish value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Effective property tax rate · low0.24%
99/100Louisiana 0.55%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090High uncertainty
Public libraries · high3.4 /10k
97/100Louisiana 0.8 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesWinn Parish value
Time spent in the emergency room · low100 min
96/100Louisiana 135 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesWinn Parish value
Home price to income ratio · low1.9×
88/100Louisiana 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
High ozone days · low0 days
76/100Louisiana 0 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWinn Parish value
Social associations · high11.4 /10k
71/100Louisiana 9.4 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWinn Parish value

Weaknesses

Child poverty rate · high54.9%
1/100Louisiana 25.0%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Poverty rate · high37.8%
1/100Louisiana 18.6%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Adult obesity · high50.3%
1/100Louisiana 42.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Louisiana 2.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWinn Parish value
Math scores · low2.38
2/100Louisiana 2.71United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWinn Parish value
Distance to an airport · high155 mi
2/100Louisiana 80 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauWinn Parish value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
4,420 (2015-2019) → 4,021 (2020-2024)
−9%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
51.3% (2015-2019) → 32.3% (2020-2024)
−19 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateWorsening
38.7% (2015-2019) → 54.9% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Poverty rateWorsening
26.2% (2015-2019) → 37.8% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$27,335 (2015-2019) → $42,318 (2020-2024)
+55%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
14.7% (2015-2019) → 5.1% (2020-2024)
−9.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Winnfield, Louisiana improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Uninsured−9.6 points14.7% → 5.1%
Rent burden−19 points51.3% → 32.3%

Declined2

Unemployment+8.2 points3.6% → 11.8%
Child poverty+16 points38.7% → 54.9%

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Winnfield, Louisiana between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	19.0 min2015-2019	21.5 min2020-2024	+2.5 min	Within the margin of error	23%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%2015-2019	11.9%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Broadband subscriptions	77.1%2015-2019	84.3%2020-2024	+7.2 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Child poverty rate	38.7%2015-2019	54.9%2020-2024	+16 points	Declined	6%
High school diploma or higher	83.3%2015-2019	87.1%2020-2024	+3.9 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	1.9×2020-2024	−0.6×	Within the margin of error	95%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5312015-2019	0.4812020-2024	−0.050	Within the margin of error	84%
Median household income	$27,3352015-2019	$42,3182020-2024	+55%	Within the margin of error	88%
Poverty rate	26.2%2015-2019	37.8%2020-2024	+12 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	30.8%2015-2019	23.7%2020-2024	−7.1 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Rent-burdened households	51.3%2015-2019	32.3%2020-2024	−19 points	Improved	93%
Unemployment rate	3.6%2015-2019	11.8%2020-2024	+8.2 points	Declined	1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	14.7%2015-2019	5.1%2020-2024	−9.6 points	Improved	96%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Winnfield, Louisiana five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Winnfield, Louisiana in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Winnfield, Louisiana itself moved +11.8 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

4,021 residents (±13)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−5.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

4,021 residents (±13)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

White31%1,260
Black54%2,175
Hispanic or Latino12%†487

Education

2,504 residents (±206)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

No high school diploma13%†322
High school or GED47%1,181
Some college21%†524

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,433 households (±176)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $25k30%†432
$25k–50k23%†328
$50k–75k24%†344
$75k–100k3.4%†49
$100k–150k16%†231
$150k–200k1.0%†14
$200k or more2.4%†35

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (+13.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,433 households (±176)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Own40%580
Rent60%853

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

810 households (±215)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $75049%†397
$750–1,00014%†112
$1,000–1,50037%†

Home values

580 homes (±126)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $150k78%†450
$150k–250k11%†61
$250k–400k2.4%†14

Age of homes

1,983 homes (±202)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

2010 or later3.6%†72
2000–20092.5%†50
1980–199920%†389

Size of homes

1,983 homes (±202)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom7.4%†147
2 bedrooms31%†610

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,299 workers (±293)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Drive alone86%1,113
Carpool2.8%†36
Public transit0.0%0
Walk10%†135
Bike0.0%0
Work from home1.2%†15
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−11.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,284 workers (±294)

Winnfield, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under 15 min46%†592
15–29 min17%†222
30–44 min27%†341

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Winn Parish, the county holding most of Winnfield's residents.

Winn Parish has 262 employer establishments, 186 for every 10,000 residents (0.75× the US rate of 248; 0.79× Louisiana's), with 3,479 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,018. The Census Bureau also counts 741 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 262; 741 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 186; US 248 · Louisiana 236
Paid employees: 3,479
Average annual pay: $49,018; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Winn Parish by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	21	14.9	0.72×Fewer than typical	204	$48,142	28
Religious organizations	15	10.7	1.92×More than typical	66	$19,106	—
Restaurants and other eating places	13	9.2	0.50×Fewer than typical	176	$14,909	6
Specialty trade contractors	12	8.5	0.55×Fewer than typical	32	$47,344	85
Limited-service restaurants	10	7.1	0.89×About typical	134	$15,403	—
Management, scientific and technical consulting	9	6.4	0.95×Too few to compare	13	$36,846	15
Truck transportation	8	5.7	1.12×Too few to compare	26	$46,615	29
Automotive repair and maintenance	7	5	0.99×Too few to compare	17	$27,118	21
Insurance agencies and brokerages	7	5	1.13×Too few to compare	24	$27,500	12
Offices of other health practitioners	7	5	0.82×Too few to compare	35	$32,257	7
General merchandise stores	6	4.3	2.41×Too few to compare	189	$30,984	5
Building finishing contractors	5	3.6	0.93×Too few to compare	2	$12,500	15

Rank places for an industry Open Winn Parish

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 14,071 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $7,343 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Winnfield, Louisiana: $1.83 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $7,343; −11% vs FY2025
Per resident: $1.83; US $2,007
Sole-source: 12%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.3%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$4,20057%
Environmental Protection Agency$3,14343%

Top recipients

OCH JV$3,14343%
BUCK CARTER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$1,38919%
THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND$84612%
EXPRESS FORESTRY SERVICE, LLC$6418.7%
WLADIMIR SIERRA$4155.7%

Spending by fiscal year

3.2KFY2017
11.3KFY2018
12.7KFY2019
12.4KFY2020
10.9KFY2021
313.1KFY2022
12.2KFY2023
239.7KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$3,14343%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$1,53321%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$1,38919%
Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing · 3255$84612%
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing · 3253$2803.8%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Winnfield, Louisiana, so they do not add up across cities.

Winnfield, Louisiana's figures are part of those of Winn Parish, LA ($732.7K in FY2026), never added to them: 1.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Winnfield is mostly in Winn Parish.

See federal money in Winn Parish

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Winnfield, Louisiana is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mike JohnsonR-LA-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 100%Missed 0.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Winn Parish4100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Winn Parish

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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