Your life in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

What stands out

Three things set Cameron Parish apart from the other 3,142 counties: population growth is among the fastest shrinking in America (-2.6% a year), homeownership is among the highest in America (90%), and home internet speed is in the bottom 2% of American counties (53 Mbps). Within Louisiana it ranks 1st of 64 counties for population growth, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. 5,447 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 2.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -137).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $69,847 a year, higher than 74% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $116,309. Unemployment runs 2.8%, lower than 72% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,095 a year.

Home

The median home costs $238K, pricier than 51% of American counties, about 2.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,217 a month. Property tax is 0.50% of home value, roughly $886 a year on that median home, lower than 88% of American counties. 90% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 67% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 23 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 80.2 years, longer than 92% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 1.8 per 10,000 people. 6.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 83 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 76% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 70°F, highs near 79 and lows near 62, warmer than 96% of American counties. About 53 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 56 out of 100, riskier than 56% of American counties; the county has had 39 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 53 Mbps down, slower than 98% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Louisiana tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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