Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Iberia Parish has a population of 68,599 and has shrunk 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $56,961.

Home price
$164,500
Income
$56,961
Population
68,599
Unemployment
7.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,500county
Median gross rent$897county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,322county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$905county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$764county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,193county
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$56,961county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate22.8%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate7.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$55,721county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.36%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service18 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport264471county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.0%county
Traffic deaths17.5county
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 higher14.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.0%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment9842county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible74.0%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.6%county
Frequent mental distress21.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

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

Population68,599county
Land area in square miles575county
People per square mile of land119.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores22county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.1%county
Population change since 2020-4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages8.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents99county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in1,267county
Households that moved away1,631county
Average income of arriving households$38,466county
Average income of departing households$44,985county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year102county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature69.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F68 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing13 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days291 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 16county
Average first fall frostDec 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
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 electricity64.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk81.4county
Coastal flood risk72.0county
Drought risk91.6county
Landslide risk16.2county
Hail risk39.8county
Earthquake risk46.5county
Tornado risk91.6county
Tropical cyclone risk97.3county
Extreme heat risk83.5county
Winter weather risk45.6county
Strong wind risk41.9county
Wildfire risk29.0county

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 Iberia 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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