Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,585, settled in 1883.
The best of White Castle’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 60% of residents live below the poverty line in White Castle, above both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than White Castle. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. White Castle's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. White Castle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where White Castle beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| White Castle High School | 7–12 | 286 |
| Widest gap | White Castle | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.5% | 12.4% |
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far White Castle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 603 in 1890, 1,722 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Castle. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
20 mi MuseumUSS Kidd
31 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
18 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center15 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'17 mi MuseumLSU Rural Life MuseumTiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Castle, 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 White Castle.
White Castle beats the Louisiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 21% of White Castle adults have diabetes, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 12%. 51% of adults have high blood pressure in White Castle.
| White Castle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 44% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 26% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 42% | 36% |
| What stands out | White Castle | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.5% | 16.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.5% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Iberville Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Castle High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 286 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
33% of White Castle households own their home. The typical White Castle home is worth about $129,000, up 0.8% in a year, 40% below the Louisiana typical home. The median rent in White Castle is $733 a month.
| White Castle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 33% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $733 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave White Castle for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, White Castle has lost 53 jobs, to 154 in 2023. The top destinations are Baton Rouge (20%), Plaquemine (8%) and Gonzales (2%).
| White Castle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White Castle has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. White Castle’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
White Castle's reported crime rate is well above Louisiana's. Among 55 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher violent crime rate than White Castle.
| White Castle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 15.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 26.5 per 1,000 residents | 25 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of White Castle
About 3 of every 100 White Castle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where White Castle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Louisiana, United States
White Castle is a town in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2010 U.S. census the town population was 1,883, and 1,640 at the 2020 population estimates program. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including Ja'Tyre Carter and Mack Boatner.
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