Pleasure BendLA
217 residents make their home in this town in Louisiana.
Is Pleasure Bend a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in Pleasure Bend, against 68% in Louisiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Pleasure Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
217 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasure Bend: who provides what
Pleasure Bend is unincorporated, so St. John the Baptist 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 Pleasure Bend.
The biggest natural risk in Pleasure Bend is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
Compared with 94% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pleasure Bend is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from hurricanes and 23% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pleasure Bend has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The median commute is under 30 miles. Since 2013, Pleasure Bend has lost 20 jobs, to 9 in 2023. Also worth knowing: in Pleasure Bend, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Baton Rouge (8%), New Orleans (7%) and Metairie (7%).
| Pleasure Bend | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Pleasure Bend’s adults worry about having enough food than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
5.6% of Pleasure Bend adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Only 4 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Pleasure Bend. CDC measures, 32 in all: Pleasure Bend beats Louisiana on 15 and trails on 2.
| Pleasure Bend | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 26% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 34% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pleasure Bend | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 22.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Caesars Superdome and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasure Bend. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
8 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
34 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
36 mi Stadium & arenaLakefront Arena
33 mi City parkCity ParkPhoto credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Pleasure Bend
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasure Bend
About 10 of every 100 Pleasure Bend residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Pleasure Bend for work
Where Pleasure Bend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleasure Bend
Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Pleasure Bend is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 250 as of the 2010 census. In 2020, its population declined to 212.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 0 ft
Questions about Pleasure Bend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasure Bend, LA a good place to live?
Pleasure Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.