MoonshineLA
261 people call this town in Louisiana home.
Is Moonshine a good place to live?
4.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Moonshine, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 29%. Moonshine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
261 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Moonshine: who provides what
Moonshine is unincorporated, so St. James 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 Moonshine.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Moonshine: hurricanes
FEMA puts just over three fifths of Moonshine’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 19% to drought. For Moonshine, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Moonshine’s workers leave town for work
The top destinations are New Orleans (10%), Lutcher (7%) and Thibodaux (7%). The middle household income for Moonshine comes to $36,000. For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away. Among residents locally, 13% live below the poverty line.
| Moonshine | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $36,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 20% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Moonshine brings mild winters and hot summers
Moonshine’s typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Louisiana and the rest of the country, more of Moonshine’s adults have obesity
For adults in Moonshine, the share who report frequent physical distress is 21%. Of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Moonshine. This Louisiana town does better than the Louisiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 20.
| Moonshine | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 27% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 43% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Moonshine | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.4% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 22.1% | 26.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 8.9% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Moonshine
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Moonshine
About 7 of every 100 Moonshine residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Moonshine for work
Where Moonshine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Moonshine
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Moonshine is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, approximately 40 miles west of New Orleans and 35 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. The community was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census with a population of 194; by 2020, the population declined to 168.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
Questions about Moonshine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moonshine, LA a good place to live?
Moonshine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.