Facts
- Population
- 224,893 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -5.4 %
- Net migration
- -2,413 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 237,823 (2020)
- Births
- 2,781 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.4
- Deaths
- 3,028 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 13.5
- Natural change, 2023
- -247
- International migration
- 288 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -2,701 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -10.7
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22017
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4 % |
| 2024 | 4.5 % |
| 2023 | 4.0 % |
| 2022 | 4.0 % |
| 2021 | 6.2 % |
| 2020 | 9.4 % |
| 2019 | 5.1 % |
| 2018 | 5.4 % |
| 2017 | 5.7 % |
| 2016 | 6.5 % |
| 2015 | 7.1 % |
| 2014 | 7.3 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 224,893 |
| 2023 | 226,460 |
| 2022 | 229,109 |
| 2021 | 232,645 |
| 2020 | 236,912 |