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Cities in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits

New Orleans, LA had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 32 cities in 2021, at 1,576. West Monroe, LA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 70 and the figure for Louisiana was 19,147. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,576New Orleans, LA
Lowest0West Monroe, LA
Median7032 cities
Louisiana19,147History

All cities, 2021

New Orleans, LA: 1,576 countNew Orleans, LA1,576Carencro, LA: 738 countCarencro, LA738Hammond, LA: 684 countHammond, LA684Lake Charles, LA: 365 countLake Charles, LA365Youngsville, LA: 336 countYoungsville, LA336Bossier City, LA: 332 countBossier City, LA332Baton Rouge, LA: 266 countBaton Rouge, LA266Gonzales, LA: 260 countGonzales, LA260Monroe, LA: 221 countMonroe, LA221Central, LA: 218 countCentral, LA218Shreveport, LA: 218 countShreveport, LA218Broussard, LA: 203 countBroussard, LA203Zachary, LA: 148 countZachary, LA148Alexandria, LA: 94 countAlexandria, LA94Ruston, LA: 92 countRuston, LA92Sulphur, LA: 81 countSulphur, LA81Thibodaux, LA: 58 countThibodaux, LA58Kenner, LA: 55 countKenner, LA55Mandeville, LA: 54 countMandeville, LA54Morgan City, LA: 45 countMorgan City, LA45Covington, LA: 33 countCovington, LA33Gretna, LA: 32 countGretna, LA32Pineville, LA: 32 countPineville, LA32Slidell, LA: 20 countSlidell, LA20Abbeville, LA: 18 countAbbeville, LA18Minden, LA: 12 countMinden, LA12Natchitoches, LA: 10 countNatchitoches, LA10Baker, LA: 9 countBaker, LA9New Iberia, LA: 8 countNew Iberia, LA8Crowley, LA: 7 countCrowley, LA7Opelousas, LA: 3 countOpelousas, LA3West Monroe, LA: 0 countWest Monroe, LA0New Orleans, LA: 1,576 countNew Orleans, LA1,576Carencro, LA: 738 countCarencro, LA738Hammond, LA: 684 countHammond, LA684Lake Charles, LA: 365 countLake Charles, LA365Youngsville, LA: 336 countYoungsville, LA336Bossier City, LA: 332 countBossier City, LA332Baton Rouge, LA: 266 countBaton Rouge, LA266Gonzales, LA: 260 countGonzales, LA260Monroe, LA: 221 countMonroe, LA221Central, LA: 218 countCentral, LA218Shreveport, LA: 218 countShreveport, LA218Broussard, LA: 203 countBroussard, LA203Zachary, LA: 148 countZachary, LA148Alexandria, LA: 94 countAlexandria, LA94Ruston, LA: 92 countRuston, LA92Sulphur, LA: 81 countSulphur, LA81Thibodaux, LA: 58 countThibodaux, LA58Kenner, LA: 55 countKenner, LA55Mandeville, LA: 54 countMandeville, LA54Morgan City, LA: 45 countMorgan City, LA45Covington, LA: 33 countCovington, LA33Gretna, LA: 32 countGretna, LA32Pineville, LA: 32 countPineville, LA32Slidell, LA: 20 countSlidell, LA20Abbeville, LA: 18 countAbbeville, LA18Minden, LA: 12 countMinden, LA12Natchitoches, LA: 10 countNatchitoches, LA10Baker, LA: 9 countBaker, LA9New Iberia, LA: 8 countNew Iberia, LA8Crowley, LA: 7 countCrowley, LA7Opelousas, LA: 3 countOpelousas, LA3West Monroe, LA: 0 countWest Monroe, LA0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1New Orleans, LA Estimated1,576+15.9%
2Carencro, LA Estimated738+4.2%
3Hammond, LA Estimated684+20%
4Lake Charles, LA Estimated365-30.9%
5Youngsville, LA Estimated336+26.8%
6Bossier City, LA Estimated332-1.2%
7Baton Rouge, LA Estimated266-13.1%
8Gonzales, LA Estimated260+42.1%
9Monroe, LA Estimated221+20.1%
10Central, LA Estimated218+59.1%
10Shreveport, LA Estimated218-10.7%
12Broussard, LA Estimated203+2%
13Zachary, LA Estimated148-31.5%
14Alexandria, LA Estimated94+13.3%
15Ruston, LA Estimated92-64.6%
16Sulphur, LA Estimated81-26.4%
17Thibodaux, LA Estimated58+28.9%
18Kenner, LA Estimated55-11.3%
19Mandeville, LA Estimated54+17.4%
20Morgan City, LA Estimated45+4,400%
21Covington, LA Estimated33+13.8%
22Gretna, LA Estimated320%
22Pineville, LA Estimated32-28.9%
24Slidell, LA Estimated20+150%
25Abbeville, LA Estimated18+12.5%
26Minden, LA Estimated12+50%
27Natchitoches, LA Estimated10n/a
28Baker, LA Estimated9+28.6%
29New Iberia, LA Estimated8-27.3%
30Crowley, LA Estimated7-22.2%
31Opelousas, LA Estimated3-75%
32West Monroe, LA Estimated0-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2022) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

New Orleans, LA, with 1,576 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

West Monroe, LA, with 0 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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