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SheetLA-FRENCH-SETTLEMENT-LA · French Settlement, LA 1,099 pop · income 51st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around French Settlement
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest French Settlement on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Camp Hill · lowest
30,000
Camp Hill · lowest
30,000 median HH income
35.0% of the leader · rank #1
French Settle… · this city
71,250
French Settle… · this city
71,250 median HH income
83.0% of the leader · rank #2
Whatley · near
71,250
Whatley · near
71,250 median HH income
83.0% of the leader · rank #3
Gay · near
71,250
Gay · near
71,250 median HH income
83.0% of the leader · rank #4
Pine Lake · near
71,250
Pine Lake · near
71,250 median HH income
83.0% of the leader · rank #5
Deary · near
71,250
Deary · near
71,250 median HH income
83.0% of the leader · rank #6
Philpot · highest
85,833
Philpot · highest
85,833 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for French Settlement on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,099.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, French Settlement places in the 51st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
51st
percentile, household income
40th
percentile, home value
16th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: French Settlement, LA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,099 residents in French Settlement, a small town within Louisiana. The typical household in French Settlement brings in $71,250 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 18.5%. Home values in French Settlement run a median of $192,100, and the median resident age is 33.6 years. Educational attainment runs 19.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 53.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 2 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Living costs in Louisiana run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Louisiana at 88.2 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,007 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Louisiana's average monthly utility costs around $212 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 62.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of French Settlement's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For French Settlement, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is French Settlement growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +98 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +9.2% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in French Settlement?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 18.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Which cities make useful reference points for French Settlement?
Within Louisiana, the closest population matches are Rosedale (1,099 residents, $78,226 income); Clinton (1,100 residents, $55,595 income); Fifth Ward (1,104 residents, $49,788 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Camp Hill, AL (1,098 residents); Neola, IA (1,098 residents); Philpot, KY (1,098 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in French Settlement?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 94.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for French Settlement?
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 19.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
2
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%
Poverty estimate
18.5%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 18.5% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
88.2 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Louisiana average
D
City profile score · French Settlement, LA
49/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A+
88.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C-
$71,250
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
19.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
18.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
French Settlement profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 92/100 (A+) · 88.2 index
Household income: 51/100 (C-) · $71,250
Bachelor's+ share: 33/100 (F) · 19.7%
Poverty rate: 16/100 (F) · 18.5%
How does French Settlement compare to other US cities?
Here's how French Settlement stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income51% higher than other cities
Home value40% pricier than other cities
Median rent16% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares French Settlement against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Louisiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Louisiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places French Settlement near the bottom of Louisiana's cities
Among the 477 Louisiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, French Settlement ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares French Settlement only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#93 of 426
78th percentile in Louisiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 477
0th percentile in Louisiana
Median Home Value
#119 of 419
72nd percentile in Louisiana
Poverty Rate
#192 of 475
60th percentile in Louisiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#149 of 477
69th percentile in Louisiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Louisiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
51st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How French Settlement's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$192,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 60% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
French Settlement's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,014 of 15,516
More affordable than 68% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,400 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.7×, French Settlement sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,014 of 15,516 and #4,400 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$71,250French Settlement, LA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context French Settlement, LA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for French Settlement, LA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)18.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)53.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,099
Median Income
$71,250
Median Home Value
$192,100
Median Age
33.6
Poverty Rate
18.5%
Labor force participation
53.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
19.7%
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
French Settlement's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
1,068 residents
2021
1,094 residents
2022
1,113 residents
2023
1,133 residents
2024
1,151 residents
2025
1,166 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
94.0%
Carpool
1.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
4.0%
Based on 453 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Louisiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $212
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Louisiana at $212 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Louisiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for French Settlement. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Louisiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 88.2 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around French Settlement is $1,007/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Louisiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 62.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Louisiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county French Settlement sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How French Settlement compares to similar-size Louisiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.