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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 network 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.
FEMA puts 62% of Boothville’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 34% to coastal flooding. Federal aid has come to Boothville households in 8 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Plaquemines Parish school district. 270 students attend Boothville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boothville-Venice Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 270 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Summers in Boothville are warm, and winters warm, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical journey to work for Boothville comes to 30 minutes. Most people who work leave Boothville to do it: just 5% work in town. Jobs based here fell to 247 in 2023, 232 fewer than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 58 miles.
| 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
The share of adults in Boothville who had a checkup this year: 79%. Only 2 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes 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
Walkers can cover 5.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 9 acres in Boothville.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plaquemines Park Project - Boothville | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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.