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Explore 305 cities and towns in Louisiana. Search Census population, growth, housing and income data, and compare detailed city profiles.

Louisiana has 305 PEP place records in this directory. New Orleans city is the largest in this covered universe at 362,154 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population decreased by 1,323 ( 0.4%) from July 1, 2024.

Together, these places hold 2,196,566 residents; 91 of 305 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $60,756 (24.7% below the U.S.); median home value is $216,500 (34.9% below the U.S.); median gross rent is $1,064 (24.7% below the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.

All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.

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305 places · showing the first 50 by population

PEP place population · July 1, 2025 · growth from July 1, 2024
Place State Population Annual growth City profile / shortlist
New Orleans city Louisiana 362,154 -0.4% View profile
Baton Rouge city Louisiana 222,795 0.6% View profile
Shreveport city Louisiana 175,902 -0.6% View profile
Lafayette city Louisiana 123,311 0.5% View profile
Lake Charles city Louisiana 82,676 1.5% View profile
St. George city Louisiana 78,536 0.2% View profile
Kenner city Louisiana 65,136 -0.4% View profile
Bossier City city Louisiana 63,259 -0.0% View profile
Monroe city Louisiana 46,860 -0.4% View profile
Alexandria city Louisiana 42,938 -0.6% View profile
Houma city Louisiana 31,735 -0.2% View profile
Central city Louisiana 30,313 0.3% View profile
Slidell city Louisiana 28,341 -0.4% View profile
New Iberia city Louisiana 26,533 -1.5% View profile
Hammond city Louisiana 24,032 2.9% View profile
Ruston city Louisiana 22,397 0.1% View profile
Zachary city Louisiana 20,621 1.1% View profile
Sulphur city Louisiana 20,492 -0.3% View profile
Youngsville city Louisiana 19,980 5.2% View profile
Gretna city Louisiana 17,360 -0.3% View profile
Natchitoches city Louisiana 17,146 -0.7% View profile
Broussard city Louisiana 15,799 3.1% View profile
Thibodaux city Louisiana 15,573 -0.2% View profile
Opelousas city Louisiana 15,098 -0.8% View profile
Pineville city Louisiana 13,967 -0.1% View profile
Gonzales city Louisiana 13,930 1.3% View profile
Carencro city Louisiana 13,224 2.7% View profile
Mandeville city Louisiana 12,918 -0.5% View profile
West Monroe city Louisiana 12,478 -0.7% View profile
Baker city Louisiana 12,136 -0.4% View profile
Covington city Louisiana 11,721 0.1% View profile
Crowley city Louisiana 11,223 -0.6% View profile
Minden city Louisiana 11,103 -1.0% View profile
Abbeville city Louisiana 10,861 -0.6% View profile
Morgan City city Louisiana 10,757 -1.0% View profile
Bogalusa city Louisiana 10,321 -0.9% View profile
Scott city Louisiana 9,635 2.0% View profile
DeRidder city Louisiana 9,503 -0.6% View profile
Denham Springs city Louisiana 9,378 0.2% View profile
Jennings city Louisiana 9,235 -0.7% View profile
Eunice city Louisiana 9,035 -0.6% View profile
Harahan city Louisiana 8,916 -0.2% View profile
Bastrop city Louisiana 8,908 -1.1% View profile
Westwego city Louisiana 8,317 -0.3% View profile
Ponchatoula city Louisiana 7,755 -0.2% View profile
Addis town Louisiana 7,679 1.3% View profile
Breaux Bridge city Louisiana 7,652 0.6% View profile
Donaldsonville city Louisiana 7,094 0.6% View profile
Rayne city Louisiana 6,995 -0.7% View profile
St. Gabriel city Louisiana 6,987 1.6% View profile
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Louisiana city highlights

Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.

Largest places

  1. New Orleans 362,154
  2. Baton Rouge 222,795
  3. Shreveport 175,902
  4. Lafayette 123,311
  5. Lake Charles 82,676
  6. St. George 78,536
  7. Kenner 65,136
  8. Bossier City 63,259
  9. Monroe 46,860
  10. Alexandria 42,938

July 1, 2025 residents

Fastest growing, 2024–2025

  1. Youngsville +5.2%
  2. Broussard +3.1%
  3. Hammond +2.9%
  4. Carencro +2.7%
  5. Scott +2.0%
  6. St. Gabriel +1.6%
  7. Lake Charles +1.5%
  8. Gonzales +1.3%
  9. Addis +1.3%
  10. Zachary +1.1%

Places with 5,000+ residents

Most jobs located in the place

  1. New Orleans 192,799
  2. Baton Rouge 168,478
  3. Shreveport 101,118
  4. Lafayette 98,959
  5. Lake Charles 49,786
  6. Monroe 40,886
  7. Alexandria 34,447
  8. Bossier City 32,597
  9. Kenner 26,738
  10. Hammond 23,363

LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year

Highest median household income

  1. Broussard $116,179
  2. Addis $108,041
  3. Youngsville $105,876
  4. Mandeville $94,405
  5. Central $89,554
  6. Zachary $84,480
  7. Walker $80,707
  8. Harahan $79,516
  9. Covington $75,851
  10. Gonzales $75,451

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median gross rent

  1. Crowley $594
  2. Tallulah $650
  3. Ville Platte $656
  4. Grambling $709
  5. Opelousas $717
  6. Ponchatoula $762
  7. St. Martinville $765
  8. Bogalusa $767
  9. Eunice $799
  10. Natchitoches $802

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Highest median home value

  1. Mandeville $376,100
  2. Harahan $343,100
  3. New Orleans $315,700
  4. Broussard $310,200
  5. Covington $295,100
  6. Central $288,700
  7. Youngsville $287,700
  8. Zachary $259,100
  9. Gretna $257,400
  10. Lafayette $257,000

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median home value

  1. Tallulah $79,300
  2. Bastrop $87,800
  3. Abbeville $97,300
  4. Bogalusa $97,600
  5. Oakdale $98,700
  6. St. Martinville $100,100
  7. Ville Platte $101,200
  8. Franklin $104,400
  9. Opelousas $105,100
  10. Leesville $118,600

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Detailed profiles in Louisiana

Selected city profiles · population July 1, 2025; dollar medians ACS 2020–2024
City Population Annual growth Household income Home value Monthly rent
New Orleans, LA 362,154 -0.4% $56,631 $315,700 $1,251
Baton Rouge, LA 222,795 + 0.6% $49,994 $234,700 $1,067
Shreveport, LA 175,902 -0.6% $48,699 $178,900 $987
Lafayette, LA 123,311 + 0.5% $61,915 $257,000 $1,100
Lake Charles, LA 82,676 + 1.5% $59,235 $214,300 $1,109
St. George, LA 78,536 + 0.2% Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Kenner, LA 65,136 -0.4% $64,020 $246,300 $1,179
Bossier City, LA 63,259 -0.0% $55,819 $202,100 $1,107
Monroe, LA 46,860 -0.4% $40,505 $198,900 $886
Alexandria, LA 42,938 -0.6% $47,113 $183,700 $931

All Louisiana city and town profiles

Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.

How Louisiana’s population is spread across places

Places of 100,000 or more residents hold the largest share of Louisiana’s covered place population: 40.3% across 4 places. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 10,000 to 24,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+0.6%), while places of 500 to 2,499 residents changed least (−0.5%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.

Louisiana places by size · PEP Vintage 2025
Residents in July 2025 Places Combined population Share of place population Places that grew Group change 2024–2025
100,000 or more 4 884,162 40.3% 2 of 4 −0.1%
25,000 to 99,999 10 496,327 22.6% 3 of 10 +0.0%
10,000 to 24,999 22 333,137 15.2% 8 of 22 +0.6%
2,500 to 9,999 71 341,589 15.6% 23 of 71 −0.2%
500 to 2,499 105 116,580 5.3% 30 of 105 −0.5%
Under 500 93 24,771 1.1% 25 of 93 −0.4%

What this state directory covers

The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.

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