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Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
At a Glance
Population 97,557 County Seat Lafourche Parish Courthouse Annex State FIPS 22 County FIPS 057 Num Towns 16 Census-Designated Places 13 Total Town Population 79,091 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 97,220 Median Age 38.8 Veterans 3,731 Housing Units 41,108 Uninsured 662 Net Migration (recent) -1,796 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,645 Total Employees 24,850 Avg Annual Pay $67,112 Median Household Income $61,381 Poverty Rate 16.6% Unemployment Rate 6.5% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $62,033 Federal Spending FY2024 $648,853,198 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,651
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $177,200 Median Rent $873 FMR Studio $786 FMR 1BR $934 FMR 2BR $1,146 FMR 3BR $1,382 FMR 4BR $1,519
Health & Safety
Hospitals 48 EMS Stations 48 Fire Stations 48 Police Stations 48 Adult Smoking 22.7% Adult Obesity 38.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 34.2 Air Quality Good Days 197
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 11.73 Electric Customers 2147745 Towns with Broadband Data 16 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 16
Community
Churches 47 Libraries 18 Historic Places (NRHP) 38 Homeless Population N/A Schools 189 SNAP Stores 72 Bank Branches 30
Agriculture
Total Farms 1 Land in Farms (acres) 117,178 Avg Farm Size (acres) 117,178.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR HURRICANE FRANCINE 2024-09-16 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 STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2021-06-02 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-03-09 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2021-02-18 DR HURRICANE ZETA 2021-01-12
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lafourche Parish
Thibodaux — pop 15,948Bayou Blue — pop 13,352Raceland — pop 9,768Galliano — pop 7,100Larose — pop 6,763Cut Off — pop 5,533Chackbay — pop 5,370Lockport — pop 2,490Lafourche Crossing — pop 2,427Mathews — pop 2,273Des Allemands — pop 2,179Golden Meadow — pop 1,761Bayou Country Club — pop 1,304Lockport Heights — pop 1,171Kraemer — pop 877Choctaw — pop 775
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.
