Town guide

Grayson, Louisiana

Grayson is a village in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, home to about 613 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71435.

Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population613483 per sq mi
Median home value$126,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$113Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Grayson

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Grayson

Distances

Nearest major airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)182 miles away
Closer regional airportMonroe Regional Airport (MLU)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New Orleans, LA192 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX247 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Grayson; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Grayson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Grayson had 449 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.

It’s the 328th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.

Caldwell Parish grew from 6,917 residents in 1900 to 9,645 in 2020.

Grayson population by census2000: 531, 2010: 532, 2020: 449531200053220104492020

Caldwell Parish, 1900–2020

Caldwell Parish population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,917, 1910: 8,593, 1920: 9,514, 1930: 10,430, 1940: 12,046, 1950: 10,293, 1960: 9,004, 1970: 9,354, 1980: 10,761, 1990: 9,810, 2000: 10,560, 2010: 10,132, 2020: 9,6457K’00’1010K’20’3012K’40’509K’60’7011K’80’9011K’00’1010K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 59.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GraysonJan: high 57°F, low 37°F, 6 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 39°F, 5.5 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 46°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 54°F, 6.2 in; May: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 73°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 72°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 66°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 55°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 44°F, 4.7 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 38°F, 5.8 in57°37°Jan6.061°39°Feb5.569°46°Mar5.176°54°Apr6.284°63°May4.990°70°Jun4.793°73°Jul4.893°72°Aug3.788°66°Sep3.678°55°Oct4.367°44°Nov4.759°38°Dec5.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia Lock, LA weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Caldwell Parish

1,763 jobs at 184 businesses in Caldwell Parish. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Caldwell ParishHealth care and social assistance: 740 jobs; Retail trade: 306 jobs; Finance and insurance: 119 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 92 jobs; Other services: 87 jobs; Professional services: 74 jobs; Manufacturing: 54 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 44 jobsHealth care and social assistance 42% Retail trade 17% Finance and insurance 7% Hotels and restaurants 5% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Manufacturing 3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grayson.

Nearest hospitals

  • Citizens Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Columbia4.5 miles
  • Caldwell Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Columbia6.0 miles
  • Hardtner Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Olla15.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Grayson

Grocery stores

  • Brookshire's4.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Grayson

Public schools here are run by Caldwell Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Grayson Elementary SchoolGraysonK–1212Public3.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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