Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Community in Iberville Parish · population 514 (2020 Census)

Jan low / Jul high: 43° / 90°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 17
Median age: 41.3

Bayou Goula is a community of 514 people in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It ranks more of a college town than 77% of Louisiana towns, more walkable than 72% of Louisiana towns, better for first-time buyers than 71% of Louisiana towns.

How Bayou Goula ranks

Percentile among Louisiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Louisiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

34.4% of households own their home.

Housing	Bayou Goula	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	—	$887
Median household income	—	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	34.4%	70.4%
Median year built	1982	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Bayou Goula

People	Bayou Goula	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	41.3	38.4
Age 65 and over	9.1%	17.0%
Under 18	10.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	33.2%	20.4%
Veterans	0.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	4.7%
Average commute	20.6 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	83.2%	84.6%

Weather in Bayou Goula

July highs average 90.0°F and January lows 43.1°F. About 62.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 72 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 10 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Carville 2 Sw station (3.5 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

17 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bayou Goula since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 3 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on December 25, 1969 about 3.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on February 15, 2026.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 20 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on April 24, 2015.

Severe weather in Iberville Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Iberville Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Iberville Parish has been included in 47 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
September 16, 2024	Hurricane	DR-4817: Hurricane Francine
September 10, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3614: Tropical Storm Francine
September 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	EM-3574: Tropical Storm Nicholas
August 29, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4611: Hurricane Ida

Jobs and pay in Iberville Parish

Iberville Parish had 16,461 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $87,754 a year. Unemployment was 4.2% in 2023; in Bayou Goula itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Bayou Goula

White Castle, LA
4.3 mi · 1,722 people · home $87,700
St. Gabriel, LA
5.5 mi · 6,433 people · home $239,200
Plaquemine, LA
5.9 mi · 6,269 people · home $176,300
Crescent, LA
6.7 mi · 811 people · home $215,200
Gardere, LA
10.1 mi · 13,203 people · home $243,300
Addis, LA
11.6 mi · 6,731 people · home $247,400
Brusly, LA
13.0 mi · 2,578 people · home $253,900
Donaldsonville, LA
14.1 mi · 6,695 people · home $185,900

Bayou Goula questions

Is Bayou Goula, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Bayou Goula scores better for retirees than 59% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 28%. 9.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 41.3).

What is the weather like in Bayou Goula?

July highs average 90.0°F and January lows 43.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 62.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Bayou Goula get tornadoes?

17 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bayou Goula since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on December 25, 1969. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Bayou Goula's Census boundary (GEOID 2205350). Comparisons use the median of Louisiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.