Your life in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Terrebonne Parish in numbers, start here: the average temperature is in the top 3% of American counties (71°F), natural-hazard risk is in the top 4% of American counties (96 of 100), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 9% of American counties (0.47%). Within Louisiana it ranks 4th of 64 counties for the average temperature.

Where you are

You live in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. 108,862 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -1,272).

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 $63,088 a year, higher than 58% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $62,320. Unemployment runs 3.9%, higher than 66% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 24 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,893 a year.

Home

The median home costs $183K, cheaper than 70% of American counties, about 2.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $971 a month. Property tax is 0.47% of home value, roughly $814 a year on that median home, lower than 91% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 77% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 34 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.7 years, shorter than 74% of American counties. There are 250 active physicians in the county, about 23.0 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.5 of 5 stars. 9.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

82% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 50 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 57% 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 71°F, highs near 79 and lows near 63, warmer than 97% of American counties. About 47 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 96 out of 100, riskier than 96% of American counties; the county has had 53 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 286 Mbps down, faster than 91% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.

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
• 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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