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Cities in Louisiana by median household income

Youngsville, LA had the highest median household income of 35 cities in 2021, at $101,455. Minden, LA had the lowest, at $25,661. The median was $46,282 and the figure for Louisiana was $53,571. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest101,455Youngsville, LA
Lowest25,661Minden, LA
Median46,28235 cities
Louisiana53,571History

All cities, 2021

Youngsville, LA: 101,455 USDYoungsville, LA101,455Zachary, LA: 85,949 USDZachary, LA85,949Broussard, LA: 85,055 USDBroussard, LA85,055Central, LA: 83,947 USDCentral, LA83,947Mandeville, LA: 79,149 USDMandeville, LA79,149Covington, LA: 70,511 USDCovington, LA70,511Gonzales, LA: 59,108 USDGonzales, LA59,108Kenner, LA: 58,419 USDKenner, LA58,419Slidell, LA: 57,920 USDSlidell, LA57,920Baker, LA: 55,371 USDBaker, LA55,371Lafayette, LA: 55,329 USDLafayette, LA55,329Carencro, LA: 52,478 USDCarencro, LA52,478Sulphur, LA: 50,797 USDSulphur, LA50,797Bossier City, LA: 50,027 USDBossier City, LA50,027Lake Charles, LA: 49,913 USDLake Charles, LA49,913Houma, LA: 48,688 USDHouma, LA48,688Thibodaux, LA: 46,658 USDThibodaux, LA46,658Baton Rouge, LA: 46,282 USDBaton Rouge, LA46,282New Orleans, LA: 45,594 USDNew Orleans, LA45,594Pineville, LA: 44,732 USDPineville, LA44,732Gretna, LA: 44,688 USDGretna, LA44,688Alexandria, LA: 43,760 USDAlexandria, LA43,760New Iberia, LA: 43,734 USDNew Iberia, LA43,734Morgan City, LA: 42,877 USDMorgan City, LA42,877Shreveport, LA: 41,782 USDShreveport, LA41,782West Monroe, LA: 38,865 USDWest Monroe, LA38,865Hammond, LA: 37,302 USDHammond, LA37,302Abbeville, LA: 36,912 USDAbbeville, LA36,912Ruston, LA: 34,554 USDRuston, LA34,554Monroe, LA: 33,925 USDMonroe, LA33,925Opelousas, LA: 33,272 USDOpelousas, LA33,272Bogalusa, LA: 32,613 USDBogalusa, LA32,613Crowley, LA: 28,775 USDCrowley, LA28,775Natchitoches, LA: 28,401 USDNatchitoches, LA28,401Minden, LA: 25,661 USDMinden, LA25,661Youngsville, LA: 101,455 USDYoungsville, LA101,455Zachary, LA: 85,949 USDZachary, LA85,949Broussard, LA: 85,055 USDBroussard, LA85,055Central, LA: 83,947 USDCentral, LA83,947Mandeville, LA: 79,149 USDMandeville, LA79,149Covington, LA: 70,511 USDCovington, LA70,511Gonzales, LA: 59,108 USDGonzales, LA59,108Kenner, LA: 58,419 USDKenner, LA58,419Slidell, LA: 57,920 USDSlidell, LA57,920Baker, LA: 55,371 USDBaker, LA55,371Lafayette, LA: 55,329 USDLafayette, LA55,329Carencro, LA: 52,478 USDCarencro, LA52,478Sulphur, LA: 50,797 USDSulphur, LA50,797Bossier City, LA: 50,027 USDBossier City, LA50,027Lake Charles, LA: 49,913 USDLake Charles, LA49,913Houma, LA: 48,688 USDHouma, LA48,688Thibodaux, LA: 46,658 USDThibodaux, LA46,658Baton Rouge, LA: 46,282 USDBaton Rouge, LA46,282New Orleans, LA: 45,594 USDNew Orleans, LA45,594Pineville, LA: 44,732 USDPineville, LA44,732Gretna, LA: 44,688 USDGretna, LA44,688Alexandria, LA: 43,760 USDAlexandria, LA43,760New Iberia, LA: 43,734 USDNew Iberia, LA43,734Morgan City, LA: 42,877 USDMorgan City, LA42,877Shreveport, LA: 41,782 USDShreveport, LA41,782West Monroe, LA: 38,865 USDWest Monroe, LA38,865Hammond, LA: 37,302 USDHammond, LA37,302Abbeville, LA: 36,912 USDAbbeville, LA36,912Ruston, LA: 34,554 USDRuston, LA34,554Monroe, LA: 33,925 USDMonroe, LA33,925Opelousas, LA: 33,272 USDOpelousas, LA33,272Bogalusa, LA: 32,613 USDBogalusa, LA32,613Crowley, LA: 28,775 USDCrowley, LA28,775Natchitoches, LA: 28,401 USDNatchitoches, LA28,401Minden, LA: 25,661 USDMinden, LA25,661
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Youngsville, LA101,455
2Zachary, LA85,949
3Broussard, LA85,055
4Central, LA83,947
5Mandeville, LA79,149
6Covington, LA70,511
7Gonzales, LA59,108
8Kenner, LA58,419
9Slidell, LA57,920
10Baker, LA55,371
11Lafayette, LA55,329
12Carencro, LA52,478
13Sulphur, LA50,797
14Bossier City, LA50,027
15Lake Charles, LA49,913
16Houma, LA48,688
17Thibodaux, LA46,658
18Baton Rouge, LA46,282
19New Orleans, LA45,594
20Pineville, LA44,732
21Gretna, LA44,688
22Alexandria, LA43,760
23New Iberia, LA43,734
24Morgan City, LA42,877
25Shreveport, LA41,782
26West Monroe, LA38,865
27Hammond, LA37,302
28Abbeville, LA36,912
29Ruston, LA34,554
30Monroe, LA33,925
31Opelousas, LA33,272
32Bogalusa, LA32,613
33Crowley, LA28,775
34Natchitoches, LA28,401
35Minden, LA25,661

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/louisiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by median household income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/louisiana-cities?period=2021.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Youngsville, LA, with $101,455 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Minden, LA, with $25,661 in 2021.

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