Louisiana

4,611,961 Population
$60,756 Median Income
$216,500 Median Home Value
27.3 Score
#51 in US

Economy & Income

Median Household Income
$60,756
Per Capita Income
$35,038
Unemployment Rate
6.3%
Poverty Rate
18.9%

Housing

Median Home Value
$216,500
Median Rent
$1,064
Home Value / Income
3.56x
Rent / Income
21.02%

Demographics

Gender

Male
48.9%
Female
51.1%

Race & Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)
55.7%
Black
30.5%
Hispanic/Latino
7.2%
Asian
1.7%

Commute

Mean Commute Time
25.7 min
Work from Home
8.1%
Drove Alone
78.6%
Public Transit
0.9%

Score Breakdown

Income
6.7
Employment
10.6
Housing
64.4
Quality Of Life
38.5
Safety
3.8
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50

Counties in Louisiana

Rank County Population Median Income Score
#1 Cameron Parish, Louisiana 5,015 $75,278 77.9
#2 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 130,314 $91,549 70.8
#3 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 27,974 $87,299 70.3
#4 LaSalle Parish, Louisiana 14,789 $68,497 70
#5 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 22,803 $86,315 70
#6 Grant Parish, Louisiana 22,095 $64,016 68.9
#7 Livingston Parish, Louisiana 148,115 $80,122 68.7
#8 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana 106,186 $64,836 66.8
#9 West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 15,327 $77,452 65.4
#10 St. James Parish, Louisiana 19,528 $65,531 65.1
#11 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 272,421 $81,202 63.5
#12 Bossier Parish, Louisiana 129,789 $69,617 63
#13 St. Charles Parish, Louisiana 51,396 $80,897 62.8
#14 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 207,088 $67,564 62.7
#15 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 51,353 $55,960 62.3
#16 Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana 31,924 $57,341 61.9
#17 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 96,252 $63,135 61.2
#18 Beauregard Parish, Louisiana 36,676 $65,944 60.6
#19 Vernon Parish, Louisiana 47,117 $57,270 60.4
#20 West Carroll Parish, Louisiana 9,464 $49,134 60
#21 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 247,997 $67,451 59.9
#22 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana 20,217 $65,961 59.7
#23 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana 47,828 $52,576 56.8
#24 East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 19,271 $73,085 56.5
#25 Assumption Parish, Louisiana 20,484 $51,423 56.4
#26 Red River Parish, Louisiana 7,443 $49,167 54.2
#27 Rapides Parish, Louisiana 127,527 $54,967 53.9
#28 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 40,743 $66,630 53.6
#29 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 430,920 $65,252 53.3
#30 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana 57,123 $55,707 51.2
#31 Iberia Parish, Louisiana 68,599 $56,961 50.9
#32 Winn Parish, Louisiana 13,467 $48,871 49.4
#33 Iberville Parish, Louisiana 29,815 $54,000 48.8
#34 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 452,938 $63,071 47
#35 Richland Parish, Louisiana 19,822 $53,544 46.5
#36 Jackson Parish, Louisiana 14,884 $44,925 46.3
#37 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana 8,583 $50,275 45.5
#38 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 136,738 $56,760 45.4
#39 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 158,480 $54,688 45.1
#40 Sabine Parish, Louisiana 21,977 $50,329 45.1
#41 Webster Parish, Louisiana 35,820 $41,182 44.3
#42 Allen Parish, Louisiana 22,477 $46,469 44.1
#43 Orleans Parish, Louisiana 371,853 $56,631 43.7
#44 Franklin Parish, Louisiana 19,408 $47,020 43.2
#45 De Soto Parish, Louisiana 27,026 $48,578 42.9
#46 Caddo Parish, Louisiana 230,004 $50,705 42.3
#47 Union Parish, Louisiana 20,821 $42,885 41.8
#48 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 44,419 $58,651 40.9
#49 Madison Parish, Louisiana 9,513 $35,456 40.2
#50 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana 9,500 $47,028 39.4
#51 Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 36,693 $46,292 39
#52 Lincoln Parish, Louisiana 48,174 $39,172 37.8
#53 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana 13,833 $32,831 36
#54 Concordia Parish, Louisiana 18,174 $39,943 35.8
#55 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 81,670 $44,462 32.6
#56 Bienville Parish, Louisiana 12,638 $35,011 32.2
#57 Acadia Parish, Louisiana 56,955 $45,562 30.2
#58 St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 10,858 $41,934 30.2
#59 Morehouse Parish, Louisiana 24,551 $39,454 29.5
#60 Tensas Parish, Louisiana 3,935 $36,615 28
#61 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana 32,060 $41,915 27.8
#62 East Carroll Parish, Louisiana 7,072 $33,341 27.5
#63 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 38,905 $39,325 26.5
#64 Washington Parish, Louisiana 45,120 $45,380 26.1