Facts
- Population
- 453,022 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -0.8 %
- Net migration
- -1,503 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 456,794 (2020)
- Births
- 5,574 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 4,289 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.5
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,285
- International migration
- 3,386 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -4,889 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -3.3
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22033
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2 % |
| 2024 | 4.2 % |
| 2023 | 3.7 % |
| 2022 | 3.7 % |
| 2021 | 5.5 % |
| 2020 | 8.4 % |
| 2019 | 4.5 % |
| 2018 | 4.5 % |
| 2017 | 4.6 % |
| 2016 | 5.4 % |
| 2015 | 5.4 % |
| 2014 | 5.6 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 453,022 |
| 2023 | 450,943 |
| 2022 | 451,122 |
| 2021 | 453,685 |
| 2020 | 455,916 |