Bayou Boeuf Elementary School · National Register of Historic Places
Kraemer’s story
128 years in pictures
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1898Kraemer is settled
KraemerLA
A town of 1,065, settled in 1898.
1 bordering townMap →
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,065
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$145K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
48.1
years
Jobs based here
14
A commuter town
Is Kraemer a good place to live?
The best of Kraemer’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 1 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Kraemer has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bayou Boeuf Elementary School and Bayou Boeuf Settlement. Kraemer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
By the sea
Kraemer lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 25% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
25%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Kraemer grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Kraemer is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities; hurricanes tops the listD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 1.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$52K median household income; 14 jobs based hereDOpen →SchoolsBeat 84% of Louisiana districts on tests and graduationA−Open →HealthOchsner St. Anne General Hospital 11.4 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $145K, 2.3 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Kraemer: who provides what
Kraemer is unincorporated, so Lafourche Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Louisiana11.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPleasure Bend Water SupplyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLafourche ParishLafourche 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 hereLafourche Parish Registrar of VotersLafourche Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code7030170301 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 Kraemer.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Compared with most of Louisiana and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Kraemer is higher
One declared disaster, in 2005, has brought federal aid to Kraemer households. Expected losses in Kraemer break down as 44% from hurricanes and 25% from coastal flooding.
99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesCoastal floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC−
Kraemer is less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Kraemer, 44% have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Kraemer beats the Louisiana average on 4 and trails it on 1. Kraemer: 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 27% in Louisiana’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns.
18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Kraemer | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Kraemer | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.5% |
Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital
11.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Kraemer’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The typical journey to work for Kraemer comes to 28 minutes, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Just over a fifth of Kraemer residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Thibodaux (20%), Baton Rouge (4%) and New Orleans (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles.
0%work in town
| Kraemer | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Kraemer0%
Thibodaux20%
Baton Rouge4%
New Orleans3%
Bayou Country Club3%
18 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Kraemer
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Kraemer’s year
The midsummer high for Kraemer comes to 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–65°
Spring59–79°
Summer73–91°
Fall60–80°
Dec 14
typical first frost
Feb 5
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 54 attractions →Caesars Superdome and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kraemer. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw39 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
13 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
34 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
33 mi City parkCity Park
25 mi National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kraemer
16pages on Kraemer
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kraemer
About 10 of every 100 Kraemer residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Small town
1,065 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Questions about Kraemer
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kraemer, LA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.