Facts
- Population
- 277,615 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 4.9 %
- Net migration
- 2,129 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 264,573 (2020)
- Births
- 2,902 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.5
- Deaths
- 2,680 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.7
- Natural change, 2023
- 222
- International migration
- 900 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 1,229 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 7.7
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22103
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 % |
| 2024 | 3.8 % |
| 2023 | 3.2 % |
| 2022 | 2.8 % |
| 2021 | 3.8 % |
| 2020 | 6.8 % |
| 2019 | 3.9 % |
| 2018 | 4.0 % |
| 2017 | 4.1 % |
| 2016 | 4.8 % |
| 2015 | 5.3 % |
| 2014 | 5.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 277,615 |
| 2023 | 275,801 |
| 2022 | 273,494 |
| 2021 | 270,188 |
| 2020 | 265,007 |