Assumption
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about Assumption Parish: the overdose death rate is among the lowest in America (-999 per 100,000), the restaurant count per person is among the fewest in America (0.2 per 1,000), and the average temperature is in the top 4% of American counties (70°F). Within Louisiana it ranks 4th of 64 counties for the overdose death rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. 21,067 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.5% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -205).

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 $47,023 a year, lower than 85% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $57,400. Unemployment runs 4.6%, higher than 83% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 29 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,411 a year.

Home

The median home costs $178K, cheaper than 72% of American counties, about 1.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $748 a month. Property tax is 0.43% of home value, roughly $564 a year on that median home, lower than 93% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.8 per 1,000 residents, higher than 91% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 74.3 years, shorter than 67% of American counties. There are 5 active physicians in the county, about 2.4 per 10,000 people. 9.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

79% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 31 points. 65% 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 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 86 out of 100, riskier than 86% of American counties; the county has had 49 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 174 Mbps down, slower than 61% of American counties. There are 0 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.