Ascension
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about Ascension Parish: the average temperature is in the top 4% of American counties (70°F), natural-hazard risk is in the top 4% of American counties (96 of 100), and the median household income is in the top 5% of American counties ($93,800). Within Louisiana it ranks 13th of 64 counties for the average temperature.

Where you are

You live in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. 126,973 people live here with you. The population grew 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +346).

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 $93,800 a year, higher than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $71,805. Unemployment runs 3.0%, lower than 67% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,814 a year.

Home

The median home costs $306K, pricier than 71% of American counties, about 2.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,142 a month. Property tax is 0.56% of home value, roughly $1,421 a year on that median home, lower than 82% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 72% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 33 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 77.6 years, longer than 71% of American counties. There are 128 active physicians in the county, about 10.1 per 10,000 people. 7.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 33 points. 70% 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 80 and lows near 60, warmer than 96% of American counties. About 56 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 66 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 263 Mbps down, faster than 80% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.