BranchLA
A town of 268, settled in 1892.
Is Branch a good place to live?
44% of residents live below the poverty line in Branch, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 162 in Louisiana we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Branch. Branch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Branch: who provides what
Branch is unincorporated, so Acadia 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Branch.
Very high risk in Branch, with hurricanes at the top
In Branch, the risk rating from FEMA is 90 of 100, near the Louisiana town median (88 of 100) and above the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 47% come from hurricanes and 31% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Branch after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Branch’s kids attend
The Acadia Parish school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Branch’s only public school teaches 374 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 374 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Branch’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
2.2% of Branch working residents work locally. This Louisiana town had 69 jobs in 2023, up 39 from 2013. The top destinations are Lafayette (25%), Crowley (9%) and Rayne (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Branch, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Branch is
Nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress in Branch. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Branch.
| Branch | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 42% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Branch | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.6% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.6% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Branch is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail. In Branch, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Branch
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Branch
About 6 of every 100 Branch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
98% of working residents leave Branch for work
Where Branch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Branch
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Branch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Branch had a population of 431. Branch is located on LA-35 near the LA-365 intersection, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Church Point and 8 miles (13 km) north of the city of Rayne.
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- Area
- 7.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 70516
Questions about Branch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Branch, LA a good place to live?
Branch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.