LaSalle
Louisiana

What stands out

Against every county in America, LaSalle Parish is unusual in three ways: the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 3% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and the share working from home is in the bottom 5% of American counties (2%). Within Louisiana it ranks 8th of 57 counties for the restaurant count per person, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. 14,764 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -8).

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 $59,926 a year, lower than 51% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,856. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 78% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,798 a year.

Home

The median home costs $146K, cheaper than 85% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $746 a month. Property tax is 0.74% of home value, roughly $889 a year on that median home, lower than 61% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 72% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 74.5 years, shorter than 65% of American counties. There are 9 active physicians in the county, about 6.1 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 1.0 of 5 stars. 10.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

83% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 81 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 63% 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 67°F, highs near 78 and lows near 55, warmer than 88% of American counties. About 53 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 18 out of 100, safer than 82% of American counties; the county has had 38 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 148 Mbps down, slower than 72% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.