Morehouse
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about Morehouse Parish: life expectancy is in the bottom 2% of American counties (68.7 years), the median home price is in the bottom 3% of American counties ($99K), and population growth is in the bottom 3% of American counties (-1.9% a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 2nd of 64 counties for life expectancy, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. 25,438 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -255).

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 $37,875 a year, lower than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $44,568. Unemployment runs 5.2%, higher than 91% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 26 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,136 a year.

Home

The median home costs $99K, cheaper than 97% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $647 a month. Property tax is 0.38% of home value, roughly $397 a year on that median home, lower than 95% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 96% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 46 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 68.7 years, shorter than 98% of American counties. There are 14 active physicians in the county, about 5.5 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 8.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

81% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 14 points. 61% 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 55, warmer than 86% of American counties. About 55 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 56 out of 100, riskier than 56% of American counties; the county has had 35 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 263 Mbps down, faster than 80% 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.