Youngest Cities in Louisiana

The top 25 of 37 Louisiana cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Ruston	Lincoln	24.3 years	22,284
2	Natchitoches	Natchitoches	26.5 years	17,577
3	Hammond	Tangipahoa	27.7 years	21,539
4	Rayne	Acadia	30.1 years	7,105
5	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge	31.5 years	222,771
6	Abbeville	Vermilion	33.9 years	11,003
7	Houma	Terrebonne	34.9 years	32,392
8	Monroe	Ouachita	35 years	47,004
9	Bossier City	Bossier	35.4 years	62,901
10	West Monroe	Ouachita	35.4 years	12,729
11	Pineville	Rapides	36.2 years	14,160
12	Lake Charles	Calcasieu	36.6 years	81,143
13	Lafayette	Lafayette	36.9 years	121,715
14	New Iberia	Iberia	37 years	27,571
15	Opelousas	St. Landry	37.1 years	15,495
16	Alexandria	Rapides	37.6 years	44,060
17	DeRidder	Beauregard	37.6 years	9,763
18	Breaux Bridge	St. Martin	37.8 years	7,501
19	Eunice	St. Landry	37.9 years	9,239
20	Shreveport	Caddo	37.9 years	180,982
21	Sulphur	Calcasieu	38 years	20,775
22	Zachary	East Baton Rouge	38.3 years	19,952
23	Minden	Webster	38.5 years	11,455
24	Morgan City	St. Mary	38.6 years	11,064
25	New Orleans	Orleans	38.8 years	371,853

Top Louisiana Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Lincoln Parish28.6 years 2. Vernon Parish32.4 years 3. Natchitoches Parish33.4 years 4. East Baton Rouge Parish34.1 years 5. Madison Parish35.3 years 6. Tangipahoa Parish35.9 years 7. St. Bernard Parish36.2 years 8. Livingston Parish36.4 years 9. Lafayette Parish36.5 years 10. Ascension Parish36.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Youngest Cities in Louisiana”, https://gismap.land/rankings/louisiana/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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