Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Boothville, above both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 163 in Louisiana we compare has a lower July high than Boothville. Boothville’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Louisiana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Boothville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Boothville beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 34% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1934 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
Boothville is unincorporated, so Plaquemines Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Boothville.
Boothville’s FEMA risk score is 99 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Plaquemines Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boothville-Venice Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 270 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
The January low in Boothville is 48°F. Boothville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Boothville for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Boothville fell to 247 in 2023, 232 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Venice (9%), New Orleans (7%) and Metairie (7%).
| Boothville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Boothville beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 39% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Boothville. Only 1 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Boothville.
| Boothville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Boothville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.6% | 18.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plaquemines Park Project - Boothville | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
85% of Boothville households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Boothville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Boothville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries; as of September 2023 the Times listed it as "(inundated").
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Boothville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.