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29.66° N · 90.55° W · GEOID 2244970

Lockport Heights

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana · part of the Houma, LA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

LouisianaLockport Heights, LALockport HeightsLockport Heights

The short answer

Lockport Heights is home to 1,481 people. Median household income is $125,654 a year and median rent is $1,036 a month, 9.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $322,700, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,036
24% below the median place
Median household income
$125,654
57% above the median place
Median home value
$322,700
1% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lockport Heights

  • Household income has grown 15.1% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 95 Louisiana places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 66 Louisiana places.
  • The median rent takes only 9.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $123,000 a year left, more than in 88% of places its size. It is the highest of 80 Louisiana places.
  • 88% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 86% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 91 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Lockport Heights

Lafourche Parish loses about 7.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,320
Moved out3,838
Net−518

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$49K
Leavers$50K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lafourche Parish; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lafourche Parish report $48,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,100.
Income you would need
$41,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,036 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,508 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $322,700.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 4.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Broussard, LA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.5%
73% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$48,522
31% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$50,051
29% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.5%39% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.5%73% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-7.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$48,52231% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$50,05129% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Lockport Heights9.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$41,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.9%
51% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
10%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$123,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
0.4%
53% below the median place
Homeownership1
87.5%
32% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,03624% below
Rent to income19.9%51% below
Property tax rate10.4%53% below
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure85.116% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,09832% below
HUD area median income4County figure$86,60019% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,38358% below
Median home value1$322,7001% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.3%89% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure21.1%59% below
Homeownership187.5%32% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure55.8%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,50819% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$125,654
57% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$125,65457% above
Income per person1$44,18710% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$68,0173% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.3%65% below
Jobs6County figure35,05277% below
Poverty rate1County figure17.0%58% above
Mean commute129 min14% above
Works from home1County figure4.8%62% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 82.5%, 11% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
82.5%
11% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.3%
8% below the median place
Median age1
34.8
11% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4816646th largest
Median age134.811% below
Bachelor's or higher136.8%15% above
High school or higher185.3%8% below
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad1County figure2.3%74% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband182.5%11% below
05

Life in Lockport Heights

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.8 −24%
Shops28.1 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.0 −26%
Child care centers1.2 −48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.2
48% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.6
37% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
15.8
24% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure31244% above
Public school students11County figure13,426174% above
Students per teacher11County figure16.89% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.824% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure15.026% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.248% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure38192% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 63.2 in, 44% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lockport Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
63.2 in
44% above the median place
January average low12
46°F
81% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
18.9
69% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLockport HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure91°F4% above
January average low12County figure46°F81% above
Average temperature12County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation12County figure63.2 in44% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.31% below
Hurricane risk13County figure97.838% above
Tornado risk13County figure94.516% above
Wildfire risk13County figure18.969% below
Heat wave risk13County figure92.12% above
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure67.4%2% below
08

Lockport Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 10% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,036/mo (2024)$1,340/mo$1,100 to $1,630/mo+4.3%
Median household income$125,654 (2024)$164,000$138,500 to $194,000+4.5%
Median home value$322,700 (2024)$485,000$352,000 to $668,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lockport Heights

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Broussard, LA$1,010$116,179Compare
Sergeant Bluff, IA$1,156$123,481Compare
Farmington, MN$1,241$123,673Compare
Manhattan, IL$1,213$128,522Compare
Manhattan, ILFarmington, MNSergeant Bluff, IABroussard, LALockport Heights, LALockport HeightsBroussardSergeant BluffFarmingtonManhattanLockport HeightsBroussardSergeant BluffFarmingtonManhattan

Common questions

Is Lockport Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 15.1% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 95 Louisiana places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 66 Louisiana places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lockport Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $322,700.

What salary do you need to live in Lockport Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lockport Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Broussard, LA, Sergeant Bluff, IA, Farmington, MN and Manhattan, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lockport Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lockport Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lockport-heights-louisiana

Citytistics. “Lockport Heights, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lockport-heights-louisiana/

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