Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Lecompte, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lecompte. Its National Register listings include St. John Baptist Church and Wade H. Jones Sr. House. Lecompte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Lecompte beats most towns.
1,227 counted in 2010 and 845 in 2020; an estimated 822 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 1,058 in 1910, a peak of 1,661 in 1980, 845 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 4 maps from 1935 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lecompte, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lecompte.
Federal aid has come to Lecompte households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. FEMA puts 31% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to drought. The national flood insurance program has paid 48 claims here since 1991.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Lecompte’s public school: 124 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter C. Raymond Junior High SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 124 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Among 160 Louisiana towns, just 9 have a lower going rate for rent than Lecompte. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6.7%. 69% of Lecompte households are owner-occupiers.
| Lecompte | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $661 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Employers in Lecompte added 127 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 303. In Lecompte, the median household income is $35,000, below both the Louisiana town median ($56,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average commute for Lecompte comes to 22 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Lecompte | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Lecompte, 18% report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lecompte beats Louisiana on 4 and trails on 15. In Lecompte, just over one in ten adults binge drink, and 54% have high blood pressure.
| Lecompte | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 44% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lecompte | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.3% | 78.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.4% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lecompte. Close and well known come first.
38 mi National forestKisatchie National Forest14 mi Zoo & aquariumAlexandria Zoological Park
16 mi MuseumLouisiana History Museum
16 mi MuseumAlexandria Museum of Art21 mi GardenLouisiana State ArboretumKisatchie National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lecompte
About 1 of every 100 Lecompte residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 notable people were born in Lecompte.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Lecompte ( lə-KOWNT) is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Lecompte is situated along the banks of Bayou Boeuf in central Louisiana. US Highway 71, Louisiana’s major north-south route which connects Baton Rouge and Shreveport, runs through Lecompte. Lecompte is named after the famous race horse called LeComte, which was named after horse breeder Ambrose LeComte. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area. The population was 1,227 in the 2010 and had dropped to 845 in the 2020 Census.
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Lecompte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born here, including Anna Margaret and Clyde C. Holloway.
