West Feliciana
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about West Feliciana Parish: rainfall is in the top 5% of American counties (57 inches a year), the average temperature is in the top 6% of American counties (69°F), and the uninsured rate is in the bottom 7% of American counties (5.7%). Within Louisiana it ranks 9th of 64 counties for rainfall.

Where you are

You live in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 15,358 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +19).

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 $71,985 a year, higher than 78% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $71,626. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 81% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,160 a year.

Home

The median home costs $378K, pricier than 83% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $961 a month. Property tax is 0.54% of home value, roughly $1,295 a year on that median home, lower than 84% of American counties. 73% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 55% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 34 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.4 years, longer than 57% of American counties. There are 16 active physicians in the county, about 10.4 per 10,000 people. 5.7% 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 25 points. 50% 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 69°F, highs near 79 and lows near 58, warmer than 94% of American counties. About 57 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 39 out of 100, safer than 61% of American counties; the county has had 44 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 164 Mbps down, slower than 65% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.