Allen County

To confirm: Louisiana uses parishes, not counties. Did you mean Allen Parish, LA? If so, I’ll provide concise, up-to-date population, age, sex, race/ethnicity, and household metrics (with source/year).

Assuming you mean Allen Parish, Louisiana (LA uses parishes, not counties).

Estimated email users

• Roughly 16,000–19,000 residents use email regularly. Basis: population ~25k; adult/teen internet adoption ~90–95%; email use among internet users ~92% (Pew).

Age distribution of email users (approximate share of users)

• Teens 13–17: 8–12%
• 18–29: 18–20%
• 30–49: 33–37% (largest cohort)
• 50–64: 22–25%
• 65+: 12–15%

Gender split

• About even, slightly female-leaning (≈51% female, 49% male), mirroring local population.

Digital access and connectivity

• Household internet subscriptions: ~72–78% (rural parishes typically trail the LA average).
• Smartphone-only internet: ~15–20% of households; common in lower-density areas.
• Fixed broadband is strongest in towns like Oakdale and Kinder; rural areas rely more on DSL and cellular. Some 5G exists near town centers/highway corridors; otherwise 4G LTE is prevalent.
• Public libraries and schools act as key access points for residents without home service.
• Low population density (~30–35 people per square mile) and dispersed housing increase last‑mile costs, constraining fiber buildout.

Trend: Email remains near-universal among working-age adults, with gradual gains among seniors as mobile access improves.

Note: Louisiana uses parishes rather than counties. The following summarizes Allen Parish, LA.

Headline snapshot and user estimates

• Population baseline: ~22,000 residents; ~8,000 households. Adult (18+) population roughly 16,000–18,000.
• Estimated mobile phone users: 16,000–18,500 people actively using a mobile phone (driven by near-universal adoption among adults, slightly lower among seniors).
• Estimated smartphone users: 14,000–16,500 people. A sizable share of households rely on smartphones as their primary internet connection, especially outside towns.

Demographic patterns shaping usage

• Age: Adoption is near-universal among adults under 50. Among residents 65+, smartphone use is notably lower than the state average, and these users are more likely to keep older devices and rely on voice/text over data.
• Income and smartphone-dependence: Median household income in Allen Parish trails the Louisiana median. As a result, smartphone-only or cellular-only internet access is more common than statewide, and prepaid/MVNO plans have a higher share of lines.
• Household internet mix: Households with a cellular data plan (and without a wired broadband subscription) are meaningfully more prevalent than the Louisiana average. This shows up as more “mobile-only” households in smaller places like Oberlin, Reeves, Elizabeth, and rural areas between towns.
• Race/ethnicity: After accounting for income and rurality, mobile phone ownership rates are broadly similar across groups; however, smartphone-only internet dependence is somewhat higher among Black households than the parish average, mirroring statewide equity gaps.

Digital infrastructure and coverage

• Cellular networks: AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all serve the parish. Coverage is strongest in/along the main corridors and towns (Kinder, Oakdale, Oberlin), with weaker indoor coverage and capacity in sparsely populated areas and along secondary roads.
• 5G availability: Low-band 5G is widespread along primary routes; mid-band 5G (higher capacity) is concentrated in and near towns. Outside those areas, LTE remains the primary workhorse. Net effect: speeds and consistency tend to lag urban Louisiana.
• Fixed wireless access (home internet over cellular): T-Mobile 5G Home is available in and around towns; Verizon’s FWA footprint is more limited but present in select pockets. These options are filling gaps where cable/fiber are absent.
• Wireline backbones: Cable internet is available in parts of Kinder and Oakdale; DSL remains in some areas; fiber-to-the-home is limited and localized (schools and public facilities typically have fiber via E-rate). Outside town centers, wired choices thin out quickly.
• Public/anchor connectivity: Libraries, schools, and municipal buildings provide important Wi‑Fi access points that complement mobile connectivity for residents without reliable home broadband.

How Allen Parish differs from Louisiana overall

• Higher mobile-only reliance: A larger share of households rely primarily on smartphones/cellular data for internet compared with the state average, reflecting fewer wired options and lower incomes.
• Lower wired broadband adoption: Subscription rates to cable/fiber are lower than statewide; DSL remains in use in places where it has disappeared in urban parishes.
• 5G capacity gap: Mid-band 5G coverage and aggregate cellular capacity are thinner than in metro areas (e.g., Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette). Users more often fall back to LTE, and median speeds are lower.
• Plan mix: Prepaid and MVNO plans make up a bigger slice of active lines than the statewide average, tied to income and credit profiles.
• Older device mix and slower upgrade cycles: Relative to urban Louisiana, a higher share of devices are older models, which, combined with limited mid-band 5G, dampens real-world speeds.

What these trends mean on the ground

• Day-to-day reliability is generally good in towns and along main corridors; performance drops and dead spots are more common on rural roads and in low-density areas.
• Mobile networks are a critical substitute for limited wired broadband; FWA is expanding but will remain capacity-constrained where only low-band 5G/LTE are available.
• Digital equity efforts that pair affordable plans/devices with targeted buildouts (fiber in towns, new macro/small cells on rural routes) will have outsized impact compared with statewide averages.

Notes on estimates and data confidence

• User counts are derived from parish population, age structure, and typical adoption rates observed in rural Louisiana and national surveys; exact figures vary by year and provider.
• Parish-level wired-broadband availability and cellular coverage patterns are inferred from recent FCC availability maps and carrier footprints; real-world performance varies by neighborhood.

Headline user stats (estimates)

• Active social media users: ~70–75% of residents age 13+ (roughly 15–17k people)
• Internet/smartphone access: high but slightly below U.S. urban averages; usage skews more to Facebook and YouTube than to newer apps

Age-group adoption (share using any social platform)

• 13–17: 90–95%
• 18–29: 95%+
• 30–49: 80–85%
• 50–64: 65–75%
• 65+: 45–55%

Gender breakdown (of social media users)

• Women: ~52–55%
• Men: ~45–48% Notes: Women skew higher on Facebook/Instagram; men skew higher on YouTube/Reddit/X.

Most-used platforms among adults online (approximate reach)

• YouTube: 75–85%
• Facebook: 70–78% (near-universal among 35+)
• Facebook Messenger: 60–70%
• Instagram: 35–45%
• TikTok: 30–40%
• Snapchat: 25–35% (strong among teens/20s)
• WhatsApp: 15–20%
• X (Twitter): 12–18%
• Reddit: 8–12%
• Nextdoor: 4–7% (lower in rural areas)

Behavioral trends to know

• Local-first: Heavy use of Facebook Groups/Pages for school sports, churches, civic updates, and storm/emergency info.
• Marketplace-driven: Facebook Marketplace and local buy/sell/trade groups are primary for classifieds and small-business promotion.
• Video-forward: YouTube for how-tos, local events, hunting/fishing/outdoors; TikTok/IG Reels for short entertainment.
• Messaging over posting: Coordination via Messenger and Snapchat; younger users favor Stories/ephemeral content.
• Trust in familiar sources: Engagement highest with known local admins, schools, churches, and community leaders.
• Evening/weekend peaks: Activity rises after work/school and around local events.
• Ads/content that work: Short videos, clear value (deals, jobs, events), and geo-local cues (town names, landmarks) outperform generic creative.

Method/caveat

• Local platform counts at the parish level aren’t publicly published; figures are modeled from Louisiana and rural U.S. benchmarks (Pew Research Center, DataReportal, platform ad-reach tools, and Census demographics).