Median Household Income
$60,756
Median Home Value
$216,500
Median Gross Rent
$1,064/mo
Poverty Rate
18.9%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Homeownership Rate
67.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27.0%
Median Age
38.0
Population Over Time
Louisiana grew 0.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
4,601,049
2016
4,645,670
2018
4,663,616
2020
4,664,616
2022
4,640,546
2024
4,611,961
Business & Industry
Louisiana has 108,561 business establishments employing 1,697,330 people.
Health care and social assistance
13,331
Professional, scientific, and technical services
12,493
Accommodation and food services
10,548
Other services (except public administration)
9,952
Construction
8,900
Finance and insurance
7,328
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,515
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
5,169
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Louisiana
See all →New Orleans380,408 people$56,631Baton Rouge225,500 people$49,994Shreveport186,183 people$48,699Metairie140,046 people$73,042Lafayette121,706 people$61,915Lake Charles82,430 people$59,235Kenner65,785 people$64,020Bossier City62,971 people$55,819Monroe47,631 people$40,505Alexandria45,133 people$47,113Prairieville34,215 people$104,923Houma33,094 people$58,194Marrero32,003 people$41,402Central29,518 people$89,554Laplace28,956 people$69,030Slidell28,690 people$70,497New Iberia28,363 people$47,087Terrytown26,105 people$51,718Ruston22,282 people$31,120Chalmette22,192 people$54,904Harvey21,485 people$48,774Sulphur21,286 people$61,760Bayou Cane21,142 people$74,350Hammond20,239 people$48,166Zachary19,401 people$84,480Shenandoah18,561 people$107,021Natchitoches17,908 people$37,133Gretna17,640 people$43,110Estelle17,091 people$78,869Youngsville15,990 people$105,876Opelousas15,810 people$32,964Thibodaux15,738 people$52,072Pineville14,357 people$49,774Luling14,207 people$76,539River Ridge13,362 people$84,336Broussard13,322 people$116,179Mandeville13,194 people$94,405West Monroe12,987 people$49,386Baker12,463 people$54,750Gonzales12,356 people$75,451Claiborne12,159 people$72,420Destrehan12,057 people$90,509Minden11,789 people$34,294Crowley11,726 people$28,642Woodmere11,661 people$75,828Bayou Blue11,624 people$63,958Moss Bluff11,582 people$92,036Gardere11,565 people$55,409Covington11,444 people$75,851Morgan City11,373 people$56,474
Counties in Louisiana
Acadia ParishAllen ParishAscension ParishAssumption ParishAvoyelles ParishBeauregard ParishBienville ParishBossier ParishCaddo ParishCalcasieu ParishCaldwell ParishCameron ParishCatahoula ParishClaiborne ParishConcordia ParishDe Soto ParishEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Carroll ParishEast Feliciana ParishEvangeline ParishFranklin ParishGrant ParishIberia ParishIberville ParishJackson ParishJefferson Davis ParishJefferson ParishLafayette ParishLafourche ParishLaSalle ParishLincoln ParishLivingston ParishMadison ParishMorehouse ParishNatchitoches ParishOrleans ParishOuachita ParishPlaquemines ParishPointe Coupee ParishRapides ParishRed River ParishRichland ParishSabine ParishSt. Bernard ParishSt. Charles ParishSt. Helena ParishSt. James ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. Landry ParishSt. Martin ParishSt. Mary ParishSt. Tammany ParishTangipahoa ParishTensas ParishTerrebonne ParishUnion ParishVermilion ParishVernon ParishWashington ParishWebster ParishWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Carroll ParishWest Feliciana ParishWinn Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.