Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades C−, 92nd among Louisiana's 161 graded towns. Its public schools beat 84% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is safety: its crime rate is higher than 82% of U.S. towns, with 41 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Its National Register listings include Dansereau House and Rienzi Plantation House. 24% of working residents work locally in Thibodaux, above both Louisiana’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Thibodaux is home to Nicholls State University.
Where Thibodaux beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
St. John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Its 23 National Register listings are more than in 94% of Louisiana towns with a listing.
Census counts: 1,242 in 1850, 15,948 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1845 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Thibodaux is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 87% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 4%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Thibodaux, and how to reach them.
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 Thibodaux.
Thibodaux draws workers from Chackbay and beyond, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
11,248 jobs are based in Thibodaux, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Thibodaux’s working residents works in town. Thibodaux’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Jobs based in Thibodaux grew to 11,248 in 2023, 539 more than in 2013.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 5.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thibodaux Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 592 | C+ |
| Thibodaux High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,306 | B |
| Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 499 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
308 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 32 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 308 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Thibodaux.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 478 to 367 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Thibodaux is 21 per 1,000 residents. Thibodaux reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. The violent crime rate in Thibodaux is 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21 per 1,000 residents | 24.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 6,484 U.S. towns with household incomes like Thibodaux’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 68% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Thibodaux beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 46% of Thibodaux adults have obesity.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 43% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Thibodaux | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76.4% | 78.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Peltier Park, at 36 acres.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peltier Park | 0.7 mi | 36 |
| 2. Adley Landry Water Reservoir Walking Trail | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Captain Wayne Daigle Memorial Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Thibodaux 4 Se weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.6°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
Thibodaux has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thibodaux. Thibodaux has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 15,573 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 39 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Thibodaux | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Thibodaux home is worth about $225,000, about the same as a year ago, 5% above the Louisiana typical home.
| Thibodaux | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $960 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Thibodaux
About 13 of every 100 Thibodaux residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
23 places in Thibodaux on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Louisiana, United States
Thibodaux ( TIB-ə-doh) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. Thibodaux is nicknamed the "Queen City of Lafourche", and is home to Nicholls State University.
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2 towns share a border with Thibodaux.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibodaux | #92 | C− | B− | C− | A− | C− |
| Schriever | #51 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Bayou Country Club | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
Bayou Country Club has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Schriever and Bayou Country Club report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Thibodaux with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Thibodaux grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #92 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Louisiana, it does better than 62% of towns.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($64,038 across the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
