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A town of 9,585, settled in 1855.
Raceland gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $172K, 2.7 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. It grades B− overall, 33rd among Louisiana's 161 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 84% of the state's. Raceland’s January low is 44°F, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 42°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Jean Baptiste Thibodaux House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 159 Louisiana towns, just 6 have a lower median rent than Raceland.
Where Raceland beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Raceland Lower Elementary School | PK–2 | 330 |
| Raceland Upper Elementary School | 3–5 | 302 |
| Raceland Middle School | 6–8 | 289 |
Where Raceland’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 Raceland is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 2,025 in 1950, 9,768 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Raceland is unincorporated, so Lafourche 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 Raceland.
Raceland pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 68% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
49% of Raceland adults have obesity. Raceland beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 46% of Raceland adults have high blood pressure.
| Raceland | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 43% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 44% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Raceland | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.4% | 18.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 49.3% | 40% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $172K.
Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland Lower Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 330 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1980, 360 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Raceland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Raceland | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Raceland for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Raceland fell to 1,699 in 2023, 417 fewer than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Raceland.
| Raceland | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Thibodaux 4 Se weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 44°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.5°.
Raceland has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Raceland is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $172K, is 15% below its November 2020 peak.
The typical Raceland home is worth about $172,000, about the same as a year ago, 20% below the Louisiana typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide). Raceland’s median age is 43.4 years. 18% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Raceland | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.4 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 18% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Raceland | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.6% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.8% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.7% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2 within 15 miles of the center of Raceland
About 4 of every 100 Raceland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
4 notable people were born in Raceland.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Raceland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche. Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855, a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race. The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first …
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One town shares a border with Raceland.
Mathews has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Raceland and Mathews report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Raceland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Raceland grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #33 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Aaron Loup and Ron Estay.
