Fastest-growing towns in Louisiana

Ranked by our A place that is growing score out of 100, which is based on how much the number of people and the typical income grew over five years. Of the 56 towns in Louisiana with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Carencro ranks first with a score of 87. Moss Bluff and Gonzales follow, with 81 and 79. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Change in population	Change in income	Population
1	Carencro	87	+29.3%	+61.9%	11,619
2	Moss Bluff	81	+12.9%	+68.0%	12,482
3	Gonzales	79	+21.5%	+42.6%	13,108
4	Broussard	77	+20.2%	+40.5%	14,322
5	Waggaman	76	+13.1%	+48.4%	11,330
6	Woodmere	75	+16.8%	+39.5%	11,879
7	Gardere	68	+7.3%	+40.6%	12,223
8	Claiborne	67	+14.7%	+28.6%	13,308
9	Thibodaux	67	+8.5%	+36.1%	15,732
10	Youngsville	66	+30.0%	+18.9%	17,427
11	Bayou Cane	65	+5.8%	+38.5%	21,253
12	Lake Charles	63	+5.0%	+37.9%	81,143
13	Natchitoches	60	-1.8%	+71.0%	17,577
14	West Monroe	59	+1.2%	+43.3%	12,729
15	Hammond	57	+4.2%	+30.5%	21,539
16	Timberlane	57	+9.4%	+20.5%	10,886
17	Mandeville	56	+4.0%	+29.3%	12,946
18	Slidell	53	+2.7%	+28.4%	28,561
19	Morgan City	52	-1.3%	+40.3%	11,064
20	Covington	52	+12.4%	+6.0%	11,658
21	Zachary	51	+15.4%	-0.4%	19,952
22	Opelousas	50	-4.6%	+45.6%	15,495
23	Prairieville	49	+10.2%	+5.0%	35,238
24	Houma	47	-2.8%	+35.5%	32,392
25	Monroe	46	-2.6%	+33.1%	47,004

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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