East Carroll
Louisiana

What stands out

If you had to describe East Carroll Parish in numbers, start here: the median home price is among the cheapest in America ($64K), violent crime is among the highest in America (6.2 per 1,000), and high-school completion is among the lowest in America (68%). Within Louisiana it ranks 1st of 64 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. 7,371 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -61).

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 $30,856 a year, lower than 97% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $41,831. Unemployment runs 7.9%, higher than almost every county in America. 1% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 14 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $926 a year.

Home

The median home costs $64K, cheaper than almost every county in America, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $558 a month. Property tax is 0.27% of home value, roughly $199 a year on that median home, lower than almost every county in America. 61% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 6.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than almost every county in America. Drug overdoses killed 18 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 71.3 years, shorter than 92% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 5.4 per 10,000 people. 9.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

68% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 27 points. 58% 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 66°F, highs near 77 and lows near 56, warmer than 87% of American counties. About 56 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 38 out of 100, safer than 62% of American counties; the county has had 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 142 Mbps down, slower than 74% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation.