GillisLA
The town, settled in 1897, counts 667 residents.
Is Gillis a good place to live?
Among 162 Louisiana towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gillis. Gillis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
667 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gillis: who provides what
Gillis is unincorporated, so Calcasieu 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 Gillis.
Very high risk in Gillis, with hurricanes at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Gillis comes to 89 of 100. Expected losses in Gillis break down as 40% from hurricanes and 40% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Gillis households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Gillis’s kids attend
The Calcasieu Parish school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Gillis’ only public school teaches 650 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillis Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 650 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Gillis’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Gillis’ average commute is 29 minutes. Half commute less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Lake Charles (42%), Sulphur (6%) and Moss Bluff (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Gillis
For Gillis, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gillis stands out in Louisiana and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
A tenth of Gillis adults have diabetes, below both the Louisiana town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). The share of adults in Gillis who get no exercise outside work: 26%. Only 10 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Gillis. CDC measures, 32 in all: Gillis beats Louisiana on 15 and trails on 2.
| Gillis | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 16% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gillis | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 22.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 18.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.7% | 16.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Gillis sells for about $355K at the median
77% of Gillis households live in a home they own, against 68% in Louisiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gillis
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Gillis
About 0 of every 100 Gillis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Gillis for work
Where Gillis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gillis
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Gillis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gillis had a population of 800.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
Questions about Gillis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gillis, LA a good place to live?
Gillis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.