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Towns with the most children in Louisiana

Ranked by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. 162 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Milton 37.3% Median age 35.1 2 Winnsboro 37.2% Median age 31.1 3 Vinton 34.3% Median age 33.7
#TownUnder 18Median ageMedian income
1 Milton2,793 people 37.3% 35.1 $105,625
2 Winnsboro4,725 people 37.2% 31.1 $35,573
3 Vinton3,176 people 34.3% 33.7 $41,875
4 Map of Rayville Rayville3,261 people 33.9% 31.1 $27,273
5 Donaldsonville Donaldsonville6,831 people 33.2% 29.1 $23,618
6 Map of Youngsville Youngsville17,427 people 32.8% 34.8 $105,876
7 Map of Gardere Gardere12,223 people 32.8% 25.8 $55,409
8 Carencro11,619 people 32.1% 32.8 $63,401
9 Winnfield4,021 people 32% 34.1 $42,318
10 Rayne Rayne7,105 people 30.9% 30.1 $42,151
11 Timberlane10,886 people 30.7% 32.2 $65,901
12 Patterson5,744 people 30.7% 36.3 $49,886
13 Map of Bastrop Bastrop9,232 people 30.5% 31.3 $32,605
14 Pearl River Pearl River2,614 people 30.3% 33.8 $56,719
15 Map of Mamou Mamou2,864 people 30% 40.1 $24,808
16 Homer2,654 people 30% 31.4 $23,160
17 Map of Brusly Brusly2,593 people 29.9% 35.2 $105,538
18 Waggaman11,330 people 29.8% 33.0 $68,374
19 Terrytown Terrytown24,726 people 29.6% 35.2 $51,718
20 Berwick4,607 people 29.6% 34.8 $51,580
21 Sunset Sunset3,074 people 29.6% 34.2 $60,964
22 Map of Ferriday Ferriday3,098 people 29.5% 35.0 $28,467
23 Lake Providence3,349 people 29.4% 31.1 $27,580
24 Map of Bunkie Bunkie3,253 people 29.4% 40.4 $22,267
25 Map of Franklinton Franklinton3,602 people 29.3% 37.4 $34,235
26 Bridge City7,297 people 28.8% 32.9 $57,031
27 Bayou Blue12,218 people 28.5% 33.4 $63,958
28 Map of Marksville Marksville4,905 people 28.5% 34.8 $36,202
29 Map of Jeanerette Jeanerette4,655 people 28.5% 38.5 $43,438
30 Map of Broussard Broussard14,322 people 28.4% 35.1 $116,179
31 Violet Violet4,122 people 28.3% 36.4 $51,038
32 Franklin Franklin6,461 people 28.2% 37.7 $39,518
33 Map of Carlyss Carlyss4,412 people 28.2% 35.6 $78,179
34 Map of Ball Ball3,869 people 28.1% 29.7 $80,074
35 Avondale4,608 people 28% 31.1 $48,661
36 Merrydale9,490 people 27.6% 38.8 $41,500
37 Prairieville Prairieville35,238 people 27.5% 37.2 $104,923
38 Red Chute6,526 people 27.4% 35.8 $86,124
39 Map of Vidalia Vidalia3,928 people 27.4% 37.1 $48,250
40 Maurice2,584 people 27.3% 33.6 $90,833
41 Eastwood4,440 people 27.1% 40.2 $80,603
42 Prien7,119 people 26.9% 36.3 $87,292
43 Tallulah5,969 people 26.9% 31.9 $33,419
44 Haynesville2,515 people 26.9% 38.5 $20,688
45 Luling13,960 people 26.8% 39.9 $76,539
46 Breaux Bridge7,501 people 26.8% 37.8 $47,806
47 Vivian Vivian2,975 people 26.8% 31.7 $22,237
48 Map of Walker Walker6,390 people 26.7% 30.9 $80,707
49 Map of Blanchard Blanchard3,437 people 26.7% 32.4 $75,069
50 Crowley11,422 people 26.6% 40.6 $28,642
51 Meraux Meraux7,918 people 26.6% 38.7 $76,021
52 Map of Kaplan Kaplan4,238 people 26.5% 39.3 $40,109
53 Map of West Monroe West Monroe12,729 people 26.4% 35.4 $49,386
54 Benton2,548 people 26.4% 35.7 $58,143
55 Baker12,253 people 26.3% 33.5 $54,750
56 Haughton4,485 people 26.2% 33.5 $51,932
57 Map of Central Central29,783 people 25.9% 40.4 $89,554
58 New Iberia27,571 people 25.9% 37.0 $47,087
59 Lafourche Crossing2,790 people 25.9% 42.1 $73,309
60 Ville Platte6,253 people 25.7% 37.9 $28,361
61 Monroe47,004 people 25.6% 35.0 $40,505
62 Laplace28,343 people 25.6% 38.1 $69,030
63 Chalmette Chalmette22,616 people 25.6% 35.2 $54,904
64 Cut Off5,398 people 25.6% 41.2 $67,941
65 Map of Jena Jena4,160 people 25.6% 34.7 $71,730
66 Sulphur20,775 people 25.5% 38.0 $61,760
67 Opelousas15,495 people 25.2% 37.1 $32,964
68 Bayou Cane21,253 people 25.1% 36.3 $74,350
69 Brownsville4,357 people 25% 37.5 $35,526
70 Map of Iowa Iowa3,200 people 25% 37.5 $59,779
71 Map of Norco Norco2,781 people 25% 38.7 $71,220
72 Schriever Schriever6,690 people 24.9% 35.6 $66,571
73 Lockport2,618 people 24.9% 41.3 $60,398
74 Map of Minden Minden11,455 people 24.7% 38.5 $34,294
75 Woodmere11,879 people 24.6% 37.0 $75,828
76 Map of Jennings Jennings9,553 people 24.6% 39.8 $48,558
77 Map of St. Rose St. Rose7,644 people 24.4% 39.4 $74,075
78 Map of Arabi Arabi4,625 people 24.4% 37.7 $56,813
79 Map of Bogalusa Bogalusa10,468 people 24.3% 40.0 $30,749
80 Abita Springs2,699 people 24.3% 40.6 $77,257
81 Shreveport180,982 people 24.2% 37.9 $48,699
82 Chauvin2,502 people 24.1% 32.9 $52,619
83 Plaquemine Plaquemine6,075 people 24% 43.4 $69,366
84 Map of Bossier City Bossier City62,901 people 23.7% 35.4 $55,819
85 Slidell Slidell28,561 people 23.7% 38.9 $70,497
86 Map of Kenner Kenner64,904 people 23.6% 39.3 $64,020
87 Pineville14,160 people 23.6% 36.2 $49,774
88 Covington11,658 people 23.5% 39.0 $75,851
89 Map of Addis Addis7,252 people 23.4% 33.8 $108,041
90 Chackbay5,436 people 23.4% 43.1 $65,968
91 DeRidder9,763 people 23.3% 37.6 $59,801
92 Map of Gray Gray5,154 people 23.3% 35.7 $54,559
93 Mandeville12,946 people 23.2% 43.7 $94,405
94 Abbeville11,003 people 23.2% 33.9 $33,015
95 Map of Amite City Amite City4,048 people 23.2% 39.5 $44,636
96 Farmerville3,407 people 23.2% 42.2 $26,356
97 Alexandria44,060 people 23.1% 37.6 $47,113
98 Marrero Marrero32,540 people 23.1% 39.3 $41,402
99 Lakeshore Lakeshore3,437 people 23.1% 29.3 $48,214
100 Zachary Zachary19,952 people 23% 38.3 $84,480
101 Destrehan11,619 people 23% 41.3 $90,509
102 Belle Chasse Belle Chasse10,934 people 23% 40.3 $115,012
103 Map of Leesville Leesville5,495 people 23% 34.3 $37,500
104 Gramercy2,814 people 23% 39.7 $67,813
105 Delhi2,573 people 23% 40.7 $52,132
106 Welsh3,313 people 22.8% 38.2 $78,185
107 Moss Bluff12,482 people 22.7% 44.1 $92,036
108 Map of Morgan City Morgan City11,064 people 22.7% 38.6 $56,474
109 Eunice Eunice9,239 people 22.6% 37.9 $35,436
110 Gretna Gretna17,389 people 22.4% 38.3 $43,110
111 Bayou Vista3,842 people 22.4% 46.6 $40,500
112 Larose5,515 people 22.2% 42.5 $80,577
113 Scott8,609 people 22.1% 42.0 $56,299
114 Swartz4,110 people 22.1% 35.5 $67,287
115 Estelle Estelle16,341 people 22% 42.1 $78,869
116 Richwood3,839 people 22% 34.3 $31,680
117 Lake Charles81,143 people 21.9% 36.6 $59,235
118 Harvey Harvey20,915 people 21.9% 41.6 $48,774
119 Ponchatoula Ponchatoula7,808 people 21.8% 44.0 $51,161
120 Lake Arthur2,585 people 21.8% 37.3 $53,920
121 Reserve Reserve7,791 people 21.6% 40.7 $55,450
122 Claiborne13,308 people 21.4% 36.2 $72,420
123 Map of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge222,771 people 21% 31.5 $49,994
124 Hammond21,539 people 21% 27.7 $48,166
125 Map of Lafayette Lafayette121,715 people 20.9% 36.9 $61,915
126 Natchitoches Natchitoches17,577 people 20.9% 26.5 $37,133
127 Hahnville Hahnville3,520 people 20.9% 41.8 $100,956
128 Metairie139,729 people 20.8% 41.3 $73,042
129 Gonzales Gonzales13,108 people 20.8% 38.9 $75,451
130 Map of Springhill Springhill4,599 people 20.8% 46.1 $37,250
131 Denham Springs Denham Springs9,323 people 20.4% 39.7 $71,569
132 New Roads4,404 people 20.2% 41.9 $51,328
133 River Ridge13,312 people 20.1% 45.0 $84,336
134 Map of Raceland Raceland9,585 people 19.8% 43.4 $60,286
135 Galliano5,906 people 19.8% 42.9 $49,918
136 Grambling5,287 people 19.8% 21.2 —
137 Mansfield4,619 people 19.8% 41.6 $33,844
138 New Orleans371,853 people 19.7% 38.8 $56,631
139 Arcadia Arcadia2,635 people 19.7% 45.7 $24,860
140 Jonesboro Jonesboro4,063 people 19.3% 37.6 $41,786
141 Bawcomville2,804 people 19.3% 39.7 $24,929
142 Westlake4,743 people 19.1% 40.0 $68,381
143 Map of Brownfields Brownfields4,261 people 19.1% 40.4 $65,929
144 Church Point4,096 people 18.8% 41.4 $46,087
145 Greenwood3,110 people 18.5% 53.5 $64,063
146 Thibodaux15,732 people 17.6% 39.0 $52,072
147 Map of Westwego Westwego8,335 people 17.5% 43.6 $46,261
148 Map of South Vacherie South Vacherie2,954 people 17.1% 49.3 $81,310
149 Port Allen4,942 people 16.8% 46.5 $59,474
150 DeQuincy2,931 people 16.6% 45.8 $44,281
151 Map of Jefferson Jefferson9,703 people 16.4% 45.4 $57,235
152 Map of Lutcher Lutcher2,991 people 16.4% 50.6 $60,375
153 Monticello3,999 people 14.9% 44.4 $70,441
154 Eden Isle7,683 people 14.8% 53.2 $78,426
155 Map of Oakdale Oakdale6,546 people 14.5% 40.1 $42,540
156 Ruston22,284 people 14.3% 24.3 $31,120
157 Map of Harahan Harahan8,904 people 14% 50.0 $79,516
158 Map of St. Gabriel St. Gabriel6,639 people 12.1% 36.8 $74,688
159 Map of Lacombe Lacombe6,310 people 11.8% 46.3 $72,813
160 St. Martinville St. Martinville5,297 people 11.7% 49.4 $36,130
161 Elmwood6,077 people 9.5% 33.0 $89,430
162 Jackson3,958 people 6.8% 41.5 $37,844

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Louisiana as a whole is 23.5%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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