Gillis, Louisiana

Community in Calcasieu Parish · population 800 (2020 Census)

Jan low / Jul high: 40° / 92°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 26
Median age: 52.4

Gillis is a community of 800 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It ranks more upscale than 97% of Louisiana towns, better for families than 92% of Louisiana towns, easier by car than 78% of Louisiana towns.

How Gillis 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

77.2% of households own their home.

Housing	Gillis	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	—	$887
Median household income	—	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	77.2%	70.4%
Median year built	2004	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Gillis

People	Gillis	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	52.4	38.4
Age 65 and over	29.7%	17.0%
Under 18	15.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	0.0%	20.4%
Veterans	4.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	4.7%
Average commute	29.1 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	82.7%	84.6%

Weather in Gillis

July highs average 91.7°F and January lows 40.3°F. About 69.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 93 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 25 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 Moss Bluff 2 Nnw station (2.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 1 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

26 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Gillis since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 17, 1973 about 8.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on May 13, 2024.

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 40 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on June 23, 2023.

Severe weather in Calcasieu Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Calcasieu Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 7 deaths recorded.

Calcasieu Parish has been included in 42 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, other.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
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
August 27, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3568: Tropical Storm Ida

Jobs and pay in Calcasieu Parish

Calcasieu Parish had 88,649 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $61,711 a year. Unemployment was 3.4% in 2023; in Gillis itself the ACS puts it at 30.3%.

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 Gillis

Moss Bluff, LA
4.7 mi · 12,522 people · home $252,900
Westlake, LA
8.9 mi · 4,781 people · home $166,100
Lake Charles, LA
12.3 mi · 84,872 people · home $214,300
Sulphur, LA
13.8 mi · 21,809 people · home $182,900
Iowa, LA
14.6 mi · 3,436 people · home $249,200
DeQuincy, LA
15.5 mi · 3,144 people · home $124,500
Longville, LA
16.2 mi · 545 people · home $422,800
Prien, LA
16.2 mi · 7,745 people · home $278,000

Gillis questions

Is Gillis, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Gillis scores better for retirees than 40% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 75%. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 52.4).

What is the weather like in Gillis?

July highs average 91.7°F and January lows 40.3°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 69.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Gillis get tornadoes?

26 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Gillis since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 17, 1973. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Gillis's Census boundary (GEOID 2229045). 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.