LawtellLA
A town of 1,171, settled in 1911.
Is Lawtell a good place to live?
The best of Lawtell’s subject grades is a B for schools; the weakest is a D for health. Lawtell’s median age is 49.8 years, against 37.8 years in Louisiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 3 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Lawtell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,171 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lawtell grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Lawtell is from typical.
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Moving to Lawtell: who provides what
Lawtell is unincorporated, so St. Landry 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 Lawtell.
Lawtell is less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns
Lawtell beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 20% of Lawtell adults have diabetes, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 12%. 50% of Lawtell adults have high blood pressure.
| Lawtell | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lawtell | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.9% | 4.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.5% | 18.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Lawtell beat 60% of Louisiana districts
Its public schools are run by the St. Landry Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawtell Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 567 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Lawtell faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lawtell has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lawtell for work: only 0% work in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Lawtell. The top destinations are Opelousas (17%), Lafayette (17%) and Baton Rouge (3%).
| Lawtell | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lawtell, expect mild winters and hot summers
Lawtell has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lawtell’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Lawtell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lawtell; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lawtell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Lawtell has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,198 counted in 2010 and 1,066 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Lawtell
Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Lawtell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lawtell had a population of 1,066. The name is a portmanteau of the names of its two founders: Lawler and Littell. State Representative Dustin Miller is a native of and a businessman in Lawtell.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- ZIP code
- 70550