Floods - Mississippi River Flood, 1927
Crescent’s story
132 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
- 1894Crescent is settled
CrescentLA
A town of 376, settled in 1894.
Population
376
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$215K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
63.0
years
Jobs based here
25
A commuter town
Is Crescent a good place to live?
1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Crescent, against 20% in Louisiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Crescent has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Crescent lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
10%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
96thpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 21 attractions →Tiger Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crescent. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
15 mi MuseumUSS Kidd
13 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center17 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
15 mi MuseumYazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot
15 mi MuseumShaw Center for the ArtsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Tiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shaw Center for the Arts: UrbanPlanet BR (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Crescent: who provides what
Crescent is unincorporated, so Iberville Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPointe Coupee Elec Member14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIntracoastal Water System West12 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesIberville ParishIberville Parish provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereIberville Parish Registrar of VotersIberville Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code7076470764 100%Census 2020
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 Crescent.
Who lives here
44% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 44% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 16% of residents (37% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
63median age · LA 38
CrescentLouisianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
22%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school47%
Some college18%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s13%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Crescent | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.7% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.2% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Schools
The schools Crescent’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Iberville Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 379 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Very high risk in Crescent, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Crescent’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Crescent for work: only 0% work in town. At 18 minutes, Crescent’s average trip to work is where Louisiana’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Crescent grew to 25 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Crescent0%
Baton Rouge17%
Plaquemine11%
Lafayette4%
Prairieville2%
16 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Crescent
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Crescent has mild winters and hot summers
Crescent has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Crescent’s July high is 91°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter44–65°
Spring58–79°
Summer73–91°
Fall58–80°
Nov 26
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Crescent is
Crescent beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 33% of Crescent adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Crescent | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Crescent | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.5% |
| More smokers | 23.9% | 17.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.9% | 4.3% |
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
15.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
6.4% of Crescent is conserved land
Only 10 of the 124 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Crescent.
6.4%conserved
6.4%
conserved · 69 of 1,088 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crescent Bend Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
The median home in Crescent sells for about $659K
77% of households own their home in Crescent.
$659Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crescent
17pages on Crescent
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crescent
About 0 of every 100 Crescent residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Small town
376 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
About Crescent
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Crescent is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 Census with a population of 959. In 2020, its population was 811.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 225
Questions about Crescent
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crescent, LA a good place to live?
Crescent has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.