Caddo
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about Caddo Parish: the average temperature is in the top 8% of American counties (68°F), population growth is in the bottom 8% of American counties (-1.1% a year), and homeownership is in the bottom 8% of American counties (61%). Within Louisiana it ranks 38th of 64 counties for the average temperature.

Where you are

You live in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. 236,259 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -2,616).

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 $47,572 a year, lower than 83% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $57,843. Unemployment runs 4.1%, higher than 72% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,427 a year.

Home

The median home costs $155K, cheaper than 82% of American counties, about 2.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $923 a month. Property tax is 0.66% of home value, roughly $1,099 a year on that median home, lower than 70% of American counties. 61% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 71% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 10 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 72.2 years, shorter than 86% of American counties. There are 2,036 active physicians in the county, about 86.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.4 of 5 stars. 8.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

87% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 7 points. 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 68°F, highs near 79 and lows near 57, warmer than 92% of American counties. About 50 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 90 out of 100, riskier than 90% of American counties; the county has had 35 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 232 Mbps down, faster than 65% of American counties. There are 8 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 2 breweries, 9 museums.