Supreme, Louisiana

Community in Assumption Parish · population 839 (2020 Census)

Household income: $29,760
Jan low / Jul high: 42° / 91°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 15
Median age: 43.1

Supreme is a community of 839 people in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. It ranks quieter than 100% of Louisiana towns, better for retirees than 84% of Louisiana towns, better for families than 80% of Louisiana towns.

Supreme in our rankings:

#2 in The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Louisiana
#18 in The 25 Best Small Towns for Young Families in Louisiana
#48 in The 50 Quietest Small Towns in America
#48 in The 50 Quietest Places in America

How Supreme 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

94.5% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Supreme	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	—	$887
Median household income	$29,760	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	94.5%	70.4%
Median year built	1981	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Supreme

People	Supreme	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	43.1	38.4
Age 65 and over	23.7%	17.0%
Under 18	25.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	33.0%	20.4%
Veterans	2.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	10.8%	4.7%
Average commute	25.7 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	84.5%	84.6%

Weather in Supreme

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 0.0 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 (14.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

15 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Supreme since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 5 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on January 30, 1982 about 9.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on January 8, 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 8 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 Supreme itself the ACS puts it at 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 Supreme

Labadieville, LA
3.5 mi · 1,715 people · home $153,100
Napoleonville, LA
5.7 mi · 540 people · home —
Paincourtville, LA
9.5 mi · 857 people · home $86,900
Bayou L'Ourse, LA
10.8 mi · 1,806 people · home $87,800
Chackbay, LA
11.1 mi · 5,370 people · home $217,000
Thibodaux, LA
11.6 mi · 15,948 people · home $232,500
Belle Rose, LA
12.9 mi · 1,698 people · home $123,000
Schriever, LA
13.2 mi · 6,711 people · home $179,300

Supreme questions

Is Supreme, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Supreme scores better for retirees than 84% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 100%. 23.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 43.1).

What is the weather like in Supreme?

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 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Supreme get tornadoes?

15 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Supreme since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on January 30, 1982. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Supreme's Census boundary (GEOID 2274235). 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.