Union
Louisiana

What stands out

Three things set Union Parish apart from the other 3,142 counties: the property tax rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0.35%), the share working from home is in the bottom 8% of American counties (3%), and rainfall is in the top 10% of American counties (53 inches a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 21st of 64 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Union Parish, Louisiana. 21,049 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +53).

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 $47,068 a year, lower than 84% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $42,245. Unemployment runs 3.8%, higher than 63% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,412 a year.

Home

The median home costs $166K, cheaper than 78% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $674 a month. Property tax is 0.35% of home value, roughly $410 a year on that median home, lower than 96% of American counties. 77% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than 81% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 72.5 years, shorter than 83% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 2.9 per 10,000 people. 10.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 51 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 66% 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 53 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 45 out of 100, safer than 54% of American counties; the county has had 36 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 108 Mbps down, slower than 85% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.