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Cities in Louisiana by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Baton Rouge, LA had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 32 cities in 2024, at 844. Morgan City, LA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 36. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest844Baton Rouge, LA
Lowest0Morgan City, LA
Median3632 cities

All cities, 2024

Baton Rouge, LA: 844 countBaton Rouge, LA844Lake Charles, LA: 440 countLake Charles, LA440Youngsville, LA: 387 countYoungsville, LA387Bossier City, LA: 291 countBossier City, LA291Shreveport, LA: 213 countShreveport, LA213Broussard, LA: 206 countBroussard, LA206New Orleans, LA: 202 countNew Orleans, LA202Carencro, LA: 164 countCarencro, LA164Zachary, LA: 134 countZachary, LA134Gonzales, LA: 103 countGonzales, LA103Monroe, LA: 94 countMonroe, LA94Central, LA: 91 countCentral, LA91Hammond, LA: 78 countHammond, LA78Ruston, LA: 67 countRuston, LA67Thibodaux, LA: 47 countThibodaux, LA47Sulphur, LA: 40 countSulphur, LA40Covington, LA: 31 countCovington, LA31Kenner, LA: 26 countKenner, LA26Crowley, LA: 21 countCrowley, LA21Abbeville, LA: 19 countAbbeville, LA19Gretna, LA: 13 countGretna, LA13Alexandria, LA: 12 countAlexandria, LA12Minden, LA: 10 countMinden, LA10Baker, LA: 9 countBaker, LA9New Iberia, LA: 8 countNew Iberia, LA8Pineville, LA: 8 countPineville, LA8Slidell, LA: 7 countSlidell, LA7West Monroe, LA: 4 countWest Monroe, LA4Opelousas, LA: 3 countOpelousas, LA3Natchitoches, LA: 1 countNatchitoches, LA1Mandeville, LA: 0 countMandeville, LA0Morgan City, LA: 0 countMorgan City, LA0Baton Rouge, LA: 844 countBaton Rouge, LA844Lake Charles, LA: 440 countLake Charles, LA440Youngsville, LA: 387 countYoungsville, LA387Bossier City, LA: 291 countBossier City, LA291Shreveport, LA: 213 countShreveport, LA213Broussard, LA: 206 countBroussard, LA206New Orleans, LA: 202 countNew Orleans, LA202Carencro, LA: 164 countCarencro, LA164Zachary, LA: 134 countZachary, LA134Gonzales, LA: 103 countGonzales, LA103Monroe, LA: 94 countMonroe, LA94Central, LA: 91 countCentral, LA91Hammond, LA: 78 countHammond, LA78Ruston, LA: 67 countRuston, LA67Thibodaux, LA: 47 countThibodaux, LA47Sulphur, LA: 40 countSulphur, LA40Covington, LA: 31 countCovington, LA31Kenner, LA: 26 countKenner, LA26Crowley, LA: 21 countCrowley, LA21Abbeville, LA: 19 countAbbeville, LA19Gretna, LA: 13 countGretna, LA13Alexandria, LA: 12 countAlexandria, LA12Minden, LA: 10 countMinden, LA10Baker, LA: 9 countBaker, LA9New Iberia, LA: 8 countNew Iberia, LA8Pineville, LA: 8 countPineville, LA8Slidell, LA: 7 countSlidell, LA7West Monroe, LA: 4 countWest Monroe, LA4Opelousas, LA: 3 countOpelousas, LA3Natchitoches, LA: 1 countNatchitoches, LA1Mandeville, LA: 0 countMandeville, LA0Morgan City, LA: 0 countMorgan City, LA0
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Baton Rouge, LA Estimated844+265.4%
2Lake Charles, LA Estimated440+102.8%
3Youngsville, LA Estimated387+2.9%
4Bossier City, LA Estimated291-11.3%
5Shreveport, LA Estimated213+26.8%
6Broussard, LA Estimated206+28%
7New Orleans, LA Estimated202-18.9%
8Carencro, LA Estimated164+39%
9Zachary, LA Estimated134+38.1%
10Gonzales, LA Estimated103+94.3%
11Monroe, LA Estimated94+184.8%
12Central, LA Estimated91-1.1%
13Hammond, LA Estimated78+1.3%
14Ruston, LA Estimated67+15.5%
15Thibodaux, LA Estimated47+88%
16Sulphur, LA Estimated40+14.3%
17Covington, LA Estimated31+6.9%
18Kenner, LA Estimated26-18.8%
19Crowley, LA Estimated21+250%
20Abbeville, LA Estimated19+5.6%
21Gretna, LA Estimated13+18.2%
22Alexandria, LA Estimated12-7.7%
23Minden, LA Estimated10+150%
24Baker, LA Estimated9+28.6%
25New Iberia, LA Estimated8+166.7%
25Pineville, LA Estimated8+33.3%
27Slidell, LA Estimated7+16.7%
28West Monroe, LA Estimated40%
29Opelousas, LA Estimated30%
30Natchitoches, LA Estimated1-98.6%
31Mandeville, LA Estimated0n/a
31Morgan City, LA Estimated0-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 2024 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Louisiana by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Louisiana by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/louisiana-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Louisiana by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/louisiana-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Louisiana by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/louisiana-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Baton Rouge, LA, with 844 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Morgan City, LA, with 0 in 2024.

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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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