Facts
- Population
- 17,797 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -4.7 %
- Net migration
- -87 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 18,681 (2020)
- Births
- 208 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.7
- Deaths
- 254 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 14.3
- Natural change, 2023
- -46
- International migration
- 146 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -233 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -4.9
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22029
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3 % |
| 2024 | 6.4 % |
| 2023 | 5.1 % |
| 2022 | 5.0 % |
| 2021 | 6.5 % |
| 2020 | 9.3 % |
| 2019 | 6.7 % |
| 2018 | 7.4 % |
| 2017 | 8.4 % |
| 2016 | 8.9 % |
| 2015 | 8.6 % |
| 2014 | 8.4 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,797 |
| 2023 | 18,009 |
| 2022 | 18,138 |
| 2021 | 18,354 |
| 2020 | 18,570 |