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Garyville, Louisiana.

A community in St. John the Baptist Parish, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it.

Living in Garyville, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Garyville, in St. John the Baptist Parish, had 2,123 people in the 2020 census. 89% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 11% are rented. Unemployment in St. John the Baptist Parish was 4.7% in August 2026, and the county had 1.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in St. John the Baptist Parish work in schools and health care, then construction.

People 2,123 in the 2020 census; median age 42.4
Household income Too few homes in Garyville for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.7% St. John the Baptist Parish, August 2026; 5.3% a year before
Homes 89% lived in by their owners; 11% rented
  • 747households
  • 8%of adults have a degree
  • 25 mintypical commute
  • 2%work from home

What people in St. John the Baptist Parish work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Building trades12%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Manufacturing10%
  • Professional and business services7%
  • Government7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. St. John the Baptist Parish had 13,415 jobs in 2025, 1.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 62° and 43°; warmest in July, 92° and 75° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 62° 43° F M A M J J 92° 75° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 62° and 43°; warmest in July, 92° and 75° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 62° 43° F M A M J J 92° 75° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 62° and lows near 43°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 75°. About 67 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Reserve weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Garyville

  1. Marathon Petroleum Logistics ServicesPetroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers38
  2. Deep South Crane & Rigging LLC @ Marathon Petroleum Garyville, LouisianaCrane rental with operator37
  3. Marathon Petroleum Logistics ServicesPetroleum bulk stations and terminals22

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 97 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesRelatively high
  2. TornadoesRelatively high
  3. DroughtRelatively moderate
  4. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  5. LightningRelatively moderate
  6. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Garyville’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out.