ChoctawLA
A town of 268.
Is Choctaw a good place to live?
Choctaw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Choctaw lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 25% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Choctaw: who provides what
Choctaw is unincorporated, so Lafourche 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 Choctaw.
The FEMA risk score in Choctaw is higher than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
Expected losses in Choctaw break down as 44% from hurricanes and 25% from coastal flooding. The town has had 92 paid flood insurance claims since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Choctaw’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. Choctaw’s only public school teaches 236 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Ward Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 236 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Choctaw stands out in Louisiana and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most
Choctaw: just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line, below Louisiana’s towns (20%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%). For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The top destinations are Thibodaux (19%), New Orleans (5%) and Baton Rouge (4%).
| Choctaw | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 20% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Choctaw: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Choctaw is
14% of adults worry about having enough food in Choctaw. Against the Louisiana average, Choctaw comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. In Choctaw, 19% of adults binge drink, and 32% feel lonely.
| Choctaw | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 44% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Choctaw | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Choctaw
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Choctaw
About 0 of every 100 Choctaw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Choctaw
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Choctaw is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Choctaw had a population of 775.
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- Area
- 6.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
Questions about Choctaw
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Choctaw, LA a good place to live?
Choctaw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.