Avoyelles
Louisiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Avoyelles Parish in numbers, start here: the property tax rate is among the lowest in America (0.16%), home internet speed is in the bottom 2% of American counties (50 Mbps), and the median household income is in the bottom 5% of American counties ($38,696). Within Louisiana it ranks 2nd of 64 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. 39,529 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.8% 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 $38,696 a year, lower than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $42,336. Unemployment runs 4.2%, higher than 74% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,161 a year.

Home

The median home costs $127K, cheaper than 92% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $741 a month. Property tax is 0.16% of home value, roughly $199 a year on that median home, lower than almost every county in America. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 95% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 42 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 71.6 years, shorter than 90% of American counties. There are 22 active physicians in the county, about 5.6 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 1.0 of 5 stars. 9.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

78% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 41 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 56% 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 68°F, highs near 79 and lows near 57, warmer than 92% of American counties. About 54 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 80 out of 100, riskier than 80% of American counties; the county has had 42 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 50 Mbps down, slower than 98% of American counties. There are 8 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.