Lafourche
Louisiana

What stands out

Three things set Lafourche Parish apart from the other 3,142 counties: the average temperature is in the top 3% of American counties (71°F), natural-hazard risk is in the top 6% of American counties (94 of 100), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 11% of American counties (0.48%). Within Louisiana it ranks 3rd of 64 counties for the average temperature.

Where you are

You live in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. 97,220 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.7% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -772).

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 $61,381 a year, higher than 53% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $67,112. Unemployment runs 3.4%, lower than 51% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 27 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,841 a year.

Home

The median home costs $191K, cheaper than 67% of American counties, about 2.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $949 a month. Property tax is 0.48% of home value, roughly $854 a year on that median home, lower than 89% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than 80% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 19 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.2 years, shorter than 57% of American counties. There are 187 active physicians in the county, about 19.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 9.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

82% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 60 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 62% 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 71°F, highs near 79 and lows near 63, warmer than 97% of American counties. About 51 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 94 out of 100, riskier than 94% of American counties; the county has had 54 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 216 Mbps down, faster than 58% 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.