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Today 713 people live in this town, first settled in 1898.
Lydia’s age of the median resident is 54.5 years, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 37.8 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only one of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lydia. Olivier Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lydia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 1,136 in 1990, 892 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Coastal flooding makes up 8% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Ordered by what stands out in Lydia.
Expected losses in Lydia break down as 49% from hurricanes and 24% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Lydia sits above 97% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lydia after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 18 miles. Lydia’s median household income stands at $93,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 47, to 184. The top destinations are New Iberia (22%), Lafayette (16%) and Baton Rouge (4%).
| Lydia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lydia beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Just over a fifth of Lydia adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lydia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lydia | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 78.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of households in Lydia who own their home: 76%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lydia. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
8 mi GardenJungle Gardens
15 mi MuseumLongfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
34 mi MuseumLouisiana State Museum – PattersonCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium: Jcarriere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jungle Gardens: Skb8721, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: Mike (msm62166), CC BY 2.0 · Louisiana State Museum – Patterson: HistLA1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lydia is unincorporated, so Iberia 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.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
None within 15 miles of Lydia; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lydia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Lydia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lydia had a population of 892. It is part of the New Iberia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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