Cameron Parish

Cameron Parish, Louisiana

At a Glance

Population	5,617
County Seat	N/A
State FIPS	22
County FIPS	023
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	2
Total Town Population	1,241
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	5,447
Median Age	43.3
Veterans	200
Housing Units	3,556
Uninsured	27
Net Migration (recent)	-471
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	126
Total Employees	1,990
Avg Annual Pay	$116,309
Median Household Income	$69,847
Poverty Rate	12.4%
Unemployment Rate	2.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$79,721
Federal Spending FY2024	$35,690,290
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,354

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$177,600
Median Rent	N/A
FMR Studio	$871
FMR 1BR	$877
FMR 2BR	$1,144
FMR 3BR	$1,383
FMR 4BR	$1,517

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	21.4%
Adult Obesity	36.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	39.4
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	11.73
Electric Customers	2147745
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	3
Libraries	4
Historic Places (NRHP)	2
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	2
SNAP Stores	6
Bank Branches	1

Agriculture

Total Farms	2
Land in Farms (acres)	30,553
Avg Farm Size (acres)	15,276.5
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE	2024-09-10
EM	TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS	2021-09-13
DR	HURRICANE IDA	2021-08-29
EM	TROPICAL STORM IDA	2021-08-27
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2021-03-09
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2021-02-18
DR	HURRICANE ZETA	2021-01-12
EM	TROPICAL STORM ZETA	2020-10-27
DR	HURRICANE DELTA	2020-10-16

Detailed Topics

Communities in Cameron Parish

Hackberry — pop 926
Cameron — pop 315

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.