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DelacroixLA

A town of 17 in Louisiana.

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Population

Census survey, 2020–24

Median age

78.5

years

Is Delacroix a good place to live?

Delacroix’s midpoint age is 78.5 years, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 37.8 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Delacroix. Delacroix has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

By the sea

Delacroix lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 68% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

68%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding

100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally

2storm & flood disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Getting set up

Moving to Delacroix: who provides what

Delacroix is unincorporated, so St. Bernard Parish and regional agencies provide most services.

WaterSt Bernard Parish WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers68% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesSt. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish provides services here

SchoolsSt. Bernard Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereSt Bernard Parish Registrar of VotersSt. Bernard Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code7008570085 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 Delacroix.

Natural hazards

Compared with most of Louisiana and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Delacroix is higher

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Delacroix after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Just over two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from coastal flooding, followed by hurricanes at 26%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.

100risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Coastal floodingHurricanes

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageDelacroix’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Delacroix Get readyReady for coastal flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Delacroix is 90°F, against 92°F in Louisiana’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns

Expect warm winters and warm summers in Delacroix, with plenty of rain.

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter46–64°

Spring60–78°

Summer74–90°

Fall62–79°

Dec 15

typical first frost

Feb 4

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

90°

typical summer high

Full pageDelacroix’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 44°Rain & snow62″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Delacroix is

In Delacroix, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 29% have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 18% report frequent physical distress.

	Delacroix	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	16%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	19%	14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	29%	27%	23%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	28%	27%	19%