Cities in Louisiana, United States
Louisiana has 100 published cities; the largest is New Orleans, with 362,154 residents. The median gross salary runs from €1,832 to €4,809 a month across 43 cities.
Published cities in Louisiana
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 362,154 | — | €3,470 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
| Baton Rouge | 220,907 | — | €2,462 | 9.2 | — |
| Shreveport | 175,902 | — | €2,836 | — | — |
| Metairie | 143,507 | — | €3,518 | 4.6 | — |
| Lafayette | 122,280 | — | €2,835 | 5.2 | — |
| Lake Charles | 82,676 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenner | 65,136 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| Bossier City | 63,259 | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe | 46,860 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| Alexandria | 42,938 | — | — | — | — |
| Prairieville | 33,197 | — | €4,696 | 2.4 | — |
| Marrero | 32,382 | — | €2,414 | 8.2 | — |
| Houma | 31,671 | — | €3,037 | 3.3 | — |
| Central | 30,313 | — | — | — | — |
| Laplace | 28,841 | — | €3,077 | 10.1 | — |
| Slidell | 28,341 | — | — | — | — |
| New Iberia | 26,533 | — | — | — | — |
| Terrytown | 25,278 | — | €2,603 | 8.4 | — |
| Hammond | 24,032 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| Ruston | 22,397 | — | — | — | — |
| Chalmette | 21,562 | — | €2,799 | 9.0 | — |
| Zachary | 20,621 | — | — | — | — |
| Sulphur | 20,492 | — | — | — | — |
| Youngsville | 19,980 | — | — | — | — |
| Bayou Cane | 19,770 | — | €3,334 | 5.0 | — |
| Estelle | 17,952 | — | €3,105 | 7.8 | — |
| Gretna | 17,360 | — | — | — | — |
| Natchitoches | 17,146 | — | — | — | — |
| Broussard | 15,799 | — | — | — | — |
| Thibodaux | 15,573 | — | — | — | — |
| Opelousas | 15,098 | — | — | — | — |
| Pineville | 13,967 | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzales | 13,930 | — | — | — | — |
| River Ridge | 13,591 | — | €3,943 | 3.3 | — |
| Carencro | 13,224 | — | — | — | — |
| Gardere | 13,203 | — | €2,365 | 4.9 | — |
| Mandeville | 12,918 | — | — | — | — |
| Claiborne | 12,631 | — | €3,797 | 3.1 | — |
| Moss Bluff | 12,522 | — | €4,496 | 1.1 | — |
| West Monroe | 12,478 | — | — | — | — |
| Baker | 12,136 | — | — | — | — |
| Covington | 11,721 | — | — | — | — |
| Destrehan | 11,340 | — | €3,635 | 12.0 | — |
| Woodmere | 11,238 | — | €2,770 | 9.6 | — |
| Crowley | 11,223 | — | — | — | — |
| Minden | 11,103 | — | — | — | — |
| Abbeville | 10,861 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan City | 10,757 | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson | 10,633 | — | €3,231 | 2.7 | — |
| Belle Chasse | 10,579 | — | €4,809 | 2.5 | — |
| Timberlane | 10,364 | — | €2,481 | 11.2 | — |
| Bogalusa | 10,321 | — | — | — | — |
| Waggaman | 9,835 | — | €2,870 | 8.5 | — |
| Raceland | 9,768 | — | €3,393 | 6.0 | — |
| Scott | 9,635 | — | — | — | — |
| DeRidder | 9,503 | — | — | — | — |
| Denham Springs | 9,378 | — | — | — | — |
| Jennings | 9,235 | — | — | — | — |
| Merrydale | 9,227 | — | €2,706 | 19.5 | — |
| Eunice | 9,035 | — | — | — | — |
| Harahan | 8,916 | — | — | — | — |
| Bastrop | 8,908 | — | — | — | — |
| Lacombe | 8,657 | — | €3,470 | 10.2 | — |
| Reserve | 8,541 | — | €2,073 | 14.5 | — |
| Westwego | 8,317 | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Isle | 7,782 | — | €3,272 | 7.3 | — |
| Ponchatoula | 7,755 | — | — | — | — |
| Prien | 7,745 | — | — | 6.9 | — |
| Breaux Bridge | 7,652 | — | — | — | — |
| Addis | 7,538 | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Rose | 7,504 | — | €3,017 | 8.8 | — |
| Galliano | 7,100 | — | €2,724 | 1.0 | — |
| Donaldsonville | 7,094 | — | — | — | — |
| Red Chute | 7,065 | — | €4,108 | 4.1 | — |
| Rayne | 6,995 | — | — | — | — |
| St. Gabriel | 6,857 | — | €3,184 | — | — |
| Meraux | 6,804 | — | €3,475 | 2.9 | — |
| Larose | 6,763 | — | €3,891 | 7.4 | — |
| Schriever | 6,711 | — | €2,936 | 4.0 | — |
| Saint Gabriel | 6,639 | — | €3,184 | 8.3 | — |
| Oakdale | 6,526 | — | — | — | — |
| Walker | 6,476 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin | 6,224 | — | — | — | — |
| Ville Platte | 6,172 | — | — | — | — |
| Plaquemine | 5,891 | — | — | — | — |
| Patterson | 5,565 | — | — | — | — |
| Cut Off | 5,533 | — | €3,535 | 2.6 | — |
| Gray | 5,518 | — | €2,641 | 7.3 | — |
| Tallulah | 5,517 | — | — | — | — |
| Chackbay | 5,370 | — | €3,630 | 1.0 | — |
| Grambling | 5,314 | — | — | — | — |
| St. Martinville | 5,229 | — | €2,818 | 9.0 | — |
| Leesville | 5,210 | — | — | — | — |
| Brownsfield | 5,145 | — | — | 19.7 | — |
| Port Allen | 5,015 | — | — | — | — |
| Marksville | 4,805 | — | €2,496 | 5.1 | — |
| Jeanerette | 4,557 | — | €2,343 | 5.7 | — |
| Springhill | 4,485 | — | €1,832 | 9.4 | — |
| Bayou Boeuf | 877 | — | — | 11.9 | — |
| Grand Bayou Mobile Home Park | — | — | — | — | — |
Within Louisiana
Highest median gross salary
- Belle Chasse: €4,809 a month (2020)
- Prairieville: €4,696 a month (2020)
- Moss Bluff: €4,496 a month (2020)
- Red Chute: €4,108 a month (2020)
- River Ridge: €3,943 a month (2020)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
- BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), monthly not-seasonally-adjusted series, 2024
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
- api.census.gov