Youngest Cities in Louisiana.

Cities in Louisiana with the youngest populations by median age.

57 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Age	Population Growth
1	Ruston	22,284	24.3	+1.1%
2	Gardere	12,223	25.8	+6.5%
3	Natchitoches	17,577	26.5	-5.6%
4	Hammond	21,539	27.7	+23.0%
5	Baton Rouge	222,771	31.5	-1.7%
6	Timberlane	10,886	32.2	+12.3%
7	Carencro	11,619	32.8	+43.2%
8	Waggaman	11,330	33.0	+6.0%
9	Bayou Blue	12,218	33.4	-1.6%
10	Baker	12,253	33.5	-2.9%
11	Abbeville	11,003	33.9	-3.0%
12	Youngsville	17,427	34.8	+25.5%
13	Houma	32,392	34.9	-5.0%
14	Monroe	47,004	35.0	-2.0%
15	Broussard	14,322	35.1	+17.5%
16	Terrytown	24,726	35.2	+3.6%
17	Chalmette	22,616	35.2	-5.9%
18	Bossier City	62,901	35.4	+0.9%
19	West Monroe	12,729	35.4	-4.7%
20	Pineville	14,160	36.2	-2.8%
21	Claiborne	13,308	36.2	+9.0%
22	Bayou Cane	21,253	36.3	+10.2%
23	Lake Charles	81,143	36.6	-2.7%
24	Lafayette	121,715	36.9	+1.6%
25	New Iberia	27,571	37.0	-7.0%
26	Woodmere	11,879	37.0	—
27	Opelousas	15,495	37.1	-4.6%
28	Prairieville	35,238	37.2	+9.5%
29	Alexandria	44,060	37.6	-5.2%
30	Shreveport	180,982	37.9	-6.2%
31	Sulphur	20,775	38.0	-6.0%
32	Laplace	28,343	38.1	-2.2%
33	Zachary	19,952	38.3	+6.0%
34	Gretna	17,389	38.3	-2.5%
35	Minden	11,455	38.5	-6.8%
36	Morgan City	11,064	38.6	-6.3%
37	New Orleans	371,853	38.8	-5.7%
38	Slidell	28,561	38.9	-1.1%
39	Gonzales	13,108	38.9	+15.2%
40	Thibodaux	15,732	39.0	-2.3%
41	Covington	11,658	39.0	+1.2%
42	Kenner	64,904	39.3	-2.0%
43	Marrero	32,540	39.3	+3.1%
44	Shenandoah	17,998	39.9	-9.8%
45	Luling	13,960	39.9	-1.3%
46	Bogalusa	10,468	40.0	-3.2%
47	Belle Chasse	10,934	40.3	—
48	Central	29,783	40.4	+2.5%
49	Crowley	11,422	40.6	-3.8%
50	Metairie	139,729	41.3	-2.2%
51	Destrehan	11,619	41.3	+3.4%
52	Harvey	20,915	41.6	+3.1%
53	Estelle	16,341	42.1	-6.7%
54	Raceland	9,585	43.4	-1.7%
55	Mandeville	12,946	43.7	+0.7%
56	Moss Bluff	12,482	44.1	+3.6%
57	River Ridge	13,312	45.0	-1.3%