Krotz Springs

Krotz Springs is located in St. Landry Parish on the banks of the Atchafalaya River. It's known for its artesian spring water that was discovered when settler C W Krotz bought 20,000 acres of woodland in the Atchafalaya Basin. Krotz Springs is in the Prairie Home Cooking region on the Louisiana culinary trail and is known for the French, Creole and Cajun culinary traditions including dishes like gumbos, bisques and fricasseés. Food is a “religion” in this part of the world – from the field to the table that is celebrated with every meal.

The town of Krotz Springs sits directly on a major divided state four lane highway. It has a shallow draft port with many planned upgrades in the work for its capacity. The town also sits adjacent artery UP rail system as well as many large capacity pipelines. This infrastructure supports one of their primary supports employers, The Delek Refinery, and form a catalyst for significant additional industrial growth projected for the town.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Krotz Springs	1,219	1,198	873	856

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	60
5-9	57
10-14	46
15-19	52
20-24	78
25-29	63
30-34	38
35-39	40
40-44	45
45-49	46
50-54	56
55-59	50
60-64	65
65-69	59
70-74	25
75-79	43
80-84	32
85+	18
18+	677
Median Age	40

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Krotz Springs	2025
Total	873.00
White Alone	91.87%
Black Alone	0.8%
American Indian Alone	0.8%
Asian Alone	0.11%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.23%
Two or More Races	6.19%
Hispanic Origin	4.01%
Diversity Index	21.70

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Krotz Springs	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.39%
Households	-0.26%
Families	-0.47%
Median Household Income	5%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	490	474	385	380
Housing Units	562	533	430	430
Owner Occupied Units			285	285
Renter Occupied Units			100	95
Vacant Units			45	50

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Krotz Springs	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$61,923	$59,483
Average Home Value	$76,412	$153,219
<$50,000	128	115
$50,000 - $99,999	92	80
$100,000 - $149,999	36	37
$150,000 - $199,999	4	4
$200,000 - $249,999	16	20
$250,000 - $299,999	0	0
$300,000 - $399,999	9	21
$400,000 - $499,999	0	0
$500,000 - $749,999	0	0
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	47
2000-2009	20
1990-1999	14
1980-1989	71
1970-1979	61
1960-1969	195
1950-1959	12
1940-1949	7
1939 or Before	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Krotz Springs	2025	2030
Median Household	$41,009	$52,758
Average Household	$74,585	$83,368
Per Capita	$32,893	$37,009

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Krotz Springs	2025
<$15,000	115
$15,000 - $24,999	37
$25,000 - $34,999	24
$35,000 - $49,999	33
$50,000 - $74,999	45
$75,000 - $99,999	15
$100,000 - $149,999	65
$150,000 - $199,999	31
$200,000+	20

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	266
In-County Residents	137
Out-of-County Residents	119
Drive Alone	216
Carpooled	38
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	12
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	0
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	67
5-9 minutes	27
10-14 minutes	0
15-19 minutes	0
20-24 minutes	21
25-29 minutes	12
30-34 minutes	9
35-39 minutes	22
40-44 minutes	17
45-59 minutes	54
60-89 minutes	25
90+ minutes	0
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	517
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	2
Manufacturing	271
Wholesale Trade	4

Retail Trade	61
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	0
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	0
Food & Beverage Stores	20
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	32
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	0
General Merchandise Str	9

Transportation/Warehouse	4
Information	0

Finance & Insurance	4
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	4
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	0
Legal Services	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	0
Educational Services	64
HealthCare/Social Assist	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	63
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	63

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	12
Auto Repair/Maintenance	0
Public Administration Emp	32

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Krotz Springs	2025
<9th Grade	49
Some High School	121
GED	11
Graduated High School	210
Some College/No Degree	83
Associates Degree	55
Bachelor's Degree	40
Graduate Degree	11

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	32
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	1
Manufacturing Bus	3
Wholesale Trade Bus	1

Retail Trade Bus	7
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	0
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	0
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	3
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	0
General Merchandise Str Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	2
Information Bus	0

Finance & Insurance Bus	1
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	1
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	0
Legal Services Bus	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	0
Educational Services Bus	2
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	5
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	5

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	4
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	0
Public Administration Bus	5

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30