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A town of 2,308, founded in 1755.
Pierre Part’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Pierre Part’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 25 minutes in Louisiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 25 of Louisiana’s 253 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Pierre Part has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pierre Part beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Part Elementary School | PK–8 | 480 |
Where Pierre Part’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Pierre Part is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,153 in 1980, 3,024 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1973 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
Pierre Part is unincorporated, so Assumption 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Pierre Part.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Assumption Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Part Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 480 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Pierre Part for work: only 11% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Pierre Part, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Baton Rouge (6%), New Orleans (4%) and Morgan City (3%).
| Pierre Part | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pierre Part has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pierre Part is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pierre Part beats the Louisiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Pierre Part. Only 1 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Pierre Part.
| Pierre Part | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 42% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pierre Part | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
93% of Pierre Part households own their home. The typical Pierre Part home is worth about $202,000, up 2.7% in a year, 6% below the Louisiana typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Pierre Part | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Pierre Part; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pierre Part residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Pierre Part (French: Ville de Pierre Part) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pierre Part had a population of 3,024. With 39.3 percent of the population speaking French at home, Pierre Part was the most francophone town in the United States (by percentage) outside of Maine in the 2000 census. Pierre Part is known locally for its prominent French influence and ancestry, which have become significant aspects of its contemporary local culture. Situated near Lake Verret, Pierre Part is a popular local destination for water sports and fishing during the summer.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.