Facts
- Population
- 362,701 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -5.6 %
- Net migration
- -5,886 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 384,130 (2020)
- Births
- 4,041 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.1
- Deaths
- 3,599 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.9
- Natural change, 2023
- 442
- International migration
- 1,881 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -7,767 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -16.2
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22071
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8 % |
| 2024 | 4.9 % |
| 2023 | 4.4 % |
| 2022 | 4.4 % |
| 2021 | 8.2 % |
| 2020 | 12.2 % |
| 2019 | 4.6 % |
| 2018 | 4.8 % |
| 2017 | 5.0 % |
| 2016 | 5.7 % |
| 2015 | 6.4 % |
| 2014 | 6.8 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 362,701 |
| 2023 | 365,167 |
| 2022 | 370,473 |
| 2021 | 377,547 |
| 2020 | 383,374 |