Facts
- Population
- 206,861 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -4.6 %
- Net migration
- 1,373 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 216,785 (2020)
- Births
- 2,507 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.1
- Deaths
- 2,009 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.7
- Natural change, 2023
- 498
- International migration
- 729 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 644 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 6.6
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22019
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 % |
| 2024 | 4.5 % |
| 2023 | 3.8 % |
| 2022 | 3.8 % |
| 2021 | 6.2 % |
| 2020 | 10.2 % |
| 2019 | 4.4 % |
| 2018 | 4.2 % |
| 2017 | 4.4 % |
| 2016 | 5.3 % |
| 2015 | 5.3 % |
| 2014 | 5.8 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 206,861 |
| 2023 | 204,474 |
| 2022 | 202,664 |
| 2021 | 204,947 |
| 2020 | 216,493 |