Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish has a population of 5,015 and has shrunk 16.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $202,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $75,278.

Home price
$202,500
Income
$75,278
Population
5,015
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$202,500county
Median gross rent$1,688county
Median year homes here were built2005county
Share of homes built before 198013.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant41.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented4.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use20.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,217county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$928county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,459county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$75,278county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate7.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home0.4%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.8%county
Economic output per resident$210,707county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service12 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport90791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths19.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1120county
Students per full-time teacher8.2county
Free lunch eligible43.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,015county
Land area in square miles1,291county
People per square mile of land3.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-16.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person16.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents285county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in105county
Households that moved away174county
Average income of arriving households$50,152county
Average income of departing households$77,879county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.8 incounty
Annual snowfall7.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days300 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 9county
Average first fall frostDec 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use1,224 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.9%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband82.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk5.9county
Coastal flood risk84.6county
Drought risk61.5county
Landslide risk3.7county
Hail risk6.9county
Earthquake risk10.4county
Tornado risk26.7county
Tropical cyclone risk82.1county
Extreme heat risk19.0county
Winter weather risk3.9county
Strong wind risk16.3county
Wildfire risk86.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cameron Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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