Napoleonville, Louisiana

Village in Assumption Parish · population 540 (2020 Census)

Jan low / Jul high: 42° / 91°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 20
Median age: 28.9

Napoleonville is a village of 540 people in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. It ranks better for cycling than 93% of Louisiana towns, better for first-time buyers than 76% of Louisiana towns.

How Napoleonville 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

Median rent is $759 a month. 49.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Louisiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Napoleonville	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	$759	$887
Median household income	—	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	49.5%	70.4%
Median year built	1967	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Napoleonville

People	Napoleonville	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	28.9	38.4
Age 65 and over	7.6%	17.0%
Under 18	33.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	55.0%	20.4%
Veterans	0.9%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	7.6%	4.7%
Average commute	39.0 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	87.7%	84.6%

Weather in Napoleonville

July highs average 90.6°F and January lows 41.7°F. About 63.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 80 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 16 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 Donaldsonville 4 Sw station (9.3 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Napoleonville since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF3, struck on February 23, 2016 about 4.6 miles from the town center. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 2 deaths and 85 injuries since 1950. 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 10 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on June 20, 2023.

Severe weather in Assumption Parish since 1996

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

Assumption Parish has been included in 49 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, biological.

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 Assumption Parish

Assumption Parish had 3,944 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $57,400 a year. Unemployment was 4.3% in 2023; in Napoleonville itself the ACS puts it at 23.4%.

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).

Public schools in Napoleonville

3 public schools with 1,509 students, about 14.8 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Assumption High School	9-12	833	17.0
Napoleonville Primary School	PK-4	402	13.9
Napoleonville Middle School	5-8	274	11.4

Towns near Napoleonville

Paincourtville, LA
3.9 mi · 857 people · home $86,900
Supreme, LA
5.7 mi · 839 people · home —
Belle Rose, LA
7.3 mi · 1,698 people · home $123,000
Labadieville, LA
9.0 mi · 1,715 people · home $153,100
Pierre Part, LA
10.6 mi · 3,024 people · home $176,000
Donaldsonville, LA
11.0 mi · 6,695 people · home $185,900
Welcome, LA
11.3 mi · 672 people · home —
St. James, LA
11.9 mi · 592 people · home $181,700

Napoleonville questions

Is Napoleonville, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Napoleonville scores better for retirees than 48% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 59%. 7.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 28.9).

What is the weather like in Napoleonville?

July highs average 90.6°F and January lows 41.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 63.4 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Napoleonville get tornadoes?

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Napoleonville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF3 on February 23, 2016. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Napoleonville's Census boundary (GEOID 2253370). 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.