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Electric companies in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Caddo Parish, LA ranks 1st of 64 Louisiana counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 98.1. Caddo Parish, LA has 232,973 residents. Caddo Parish, LA: 2 utilities listed by EIA. Caddo Parish, LA: home electricity prices of 8.84 to 13.46 cents per kWh.

Caddo Parish, LA on the map

Caddo Parish, LA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsBienvilleRed RiverBossierCaddoDe SotoWebster

Caddo Parish, LA darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 425 in all, 182.4 per 100,000 residents of 232,973, rank 1 of 64 Louisiana counties. Property damage in Caddo Parish, LA: $58.1M, with 18 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Caddo Parish, LA

events a year, Caddo Parish, LA

  1. 27'15
  2. 28'16
  3. 46'17
  4. 28'18
  5. 50'19
  6. 30'20
  7. 34'21
  8. 39'22
  9. 83'23
  10. 28'24
  11. 32'25

Events by type

events by type, Caddo Parish, LA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind297
  • Heat wave87
  • Tornado33
  • Winter storm and heavy snow7
  • Hurricane and tropical storm1
Caddo Parish, LA outage-linked hazards
Caddo Parish, LAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Caddo Parish, LA, thunderstorm and high windVery High98.11 of 642972023 (64)$392K
Caddo Parish, LA, tornadoRelatively Moderate89.811 of 64332022 (6)$57.7M
Caddo Parish, LA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate82.834 of 6412020 (1)$0
Caddo Parish, LA, ice stormVery High100.01 of 640none$0
Caddo Parish, LA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High89.91 of 6472021 (3)$0
Caddo Parish, LA, heat waveRelatively High98.71 of 64872023 (16)$0

Electric utilities in Caddo Parish, LA

Utility listed for Caddo Parish, LATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,202 kWhShare of Caddo Parish, LA median income of $50,067
Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc in Caddo Parish, LACooperative8.84$1,2752.55%
Southwestern Electric Power Co in Caddo Parish, LAInvestor Owned13.46$1,9413.88%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Caddo Parish, LA

Residents of Caddo Parish, LA, ACS 2023
232,9736 of 64 Louisiana counties
Households in Caddo Parish, LA
94,9172.45 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Caddo Parish, LA
60.6%57,563 owner and 37,354 renter households
Median household income in Caddo Parish, LA
$50,06740 of 64 Louisiana counties
Housing units in Caddo Parish, LA
112,56817,651 vacant or seasonal, 15.7% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Caddo Parish, LA
55.0%52,238 homes, 55 of 64 Louisiana counties
Utilities listed for Caddo Parish, LA
22 with a home price: Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co
Lowest home price in Caddo Parish, LA
8.84 ¢/kWhPanola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, 34.3% below the highest
Highest home price in Caddo Parish, LA
13.46 ¢/kWhSouthwestern Electric Power Co
Monthly bill gap in Caddo Parish, LA
$56between the two at 1,202 kWh, $666 a year, 1.33% of the Caddo Parish, LA median income
ZIP areas touching Caddo Parish, LA
2471004 to 71129
Outage-linked storm events in Caddo Parish, LA
425NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Caddo Parish, LA
59.4%median year built 1975
Flood claims in Caddo Parish, LA
455NFIP 2015 to 2025, $14.3M paid
Home energy burden in Caddo Parish, LA
3.2%$1,794 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Caddo Parish, LA

Southwestern Electric Power Co charged Caddo Parish, LA homes 9.75 ¢/kWh in 2015. Caddo Parish, LA: 13.46 ¢ in 2024, 38% up. Caddo Parish, LA: against 26% up for the Louisiana average.

Caddo Parish, LA: a 1,202 kWh month at that price. Caddo Parish, LA: $117 in 2015, $162 in 2024. Caddo Parish, LA: $1,941 a year, 3.9% of the $50,067 median income.

Caddo: 10 yearly prices
YearSouthwestern Electric Power Co, Caddo Parish, LACaddo: Gap to Louisiana averageCaddo: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Caddo9.75+0.42-2.90
2016, Caddo9.81+0.47-2.74
2017, Caddo10.32+0.58-2.57
2018, Caddo10.58+0.99-2.29
2019, Caddo10.80+1.00-2.21
2020, Caddo10.74+1.07-2.41
2021, Caddo11.70+0.68-1.96
2022, Caddo13.28+0.35-1.76
2023, Caddo12.77+1.22-3.23
2024, Caddo13.46+1.73-3.02

Caddo Parish, LA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Caddo Parish, LA price.

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Housing and heating in Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA: 66,890 of 112,568 homes were built before 1980 and 19,133 in 2000 or later. Caddo Parish, LA has 76,167 detached houses, 15,003 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 10,148 mobile homes, and 37,354 of 94,917 households rent.

Age of homes in Caddo Parish, LA

% of homes by decade built, Caddo Parish, LA

  1. 5pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 1350s
  4. 1660s
  5. 2070s
  6. 1480s
  7. 990s
  8. 1000s
  9. 610s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Caddo Parish, LA

% of homes by main fuel, Caddo Parish

  • Electricity55.0
  • Utility gas42.9
Caddo Parish, LA housing against Louisiana counties
Caddo Parish, LAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Caddo Parish, LA, median year built19751982-7 years58 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, built before 198059.4%47.1%+12.3 points7 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, built 2000 or later17.0%25.0%-8.0 points56 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, detached houses67.7%67.8%-0.2 points34 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings13.3%3.5%+9.9 points5 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, mobile homes9.0%20.1%-11.0 points59 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, renter households39.4%28.1%+11.2 points8 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, median home value$175,900$150,850+$25,05026 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, median gross rent a month$962$806+$15619 of 63
Caddo Parish, LA, people per household2.402.54-0.1457 of 64

Cost of living with electricity in Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA: electricity $1,794 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,338, 3.2% of $73,706 income. 94,475 households in Caddo Parish, LA spend about $169.5 million a year on electricity and $220.9 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Caddo Parish, LA ($17,398 a year) spend 12.2% of income, 3.8 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Caddo Parish, LA

% of income on energy, Caddo Parish, LA

  • All households3.2
  • Lower income12.2
  • Owners2.7
  • Renters5.1
  • Louisiana counties2.7
Caddo Parish, LA home energy cost by household group
Caddo Parish, LAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Caddo Parish, LA, all households94,475$73,706$1,794$531$133.2%
Caddo Parish, LA, lower income35,476$17,398$1,630$473$1312.2%
Caddo Parish, LA, owners57,182$97,887$1,983$635$212.7%
Caddo Parish, LA, renters37,293$36,629$1,505$371$25.1%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA: 455 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $14.3M paid, median paid claim $20,045.

4,088 of 95,089 residential structures in Caddo Parish, LA carry an NFIP contract. 4,525 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Caddo Parish, LA on 8 Sep 2026. Caddo Parish, LA lists 222 repetitive-loss properties, 33 of them severe repetitive loss.

Caddo Parish, LA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Caddo Parish, LA

flood claims a year, Caddo Parish, LA

  1. 65'15
  2. 265'16
  3. 10'17
  4. 7'18
  5. 19'19
  6. 8'20
  7. 12'21
  8. 7'22
  9. 17'23
  10. 34'24
  11. 11'25
Caddo Parish, LA flood claims and flood insurance
Caddo Parish, LAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Caddo Parish, LA, claims 2015-2025455—21 of 62
Caddo Parish, LA, paid 2015-2025$14.3M—22 of 62
Caddo Parish, LA, median paid claim$20,045——
Caddo Parish, LA, claims per 1,000 homes4.814.353 of 62
Caddo Parish, LA, homes with flood insurance4.3%7.3%40 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, policies in force4,525——
Caddo Parish, LA, repetitive-loss properties222——

Caddo Parish, LA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Caddo Parish, LA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA totals 2,218 heating degree days and 2,448 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Caddo Parish, LA is the 13th coldest of 64 counties in Louisiana: 2,218 against a median of 1,768. For cooling, Caddo Parish, LA is the 44th hottest: 2,448 against a median of 2,575.

Caddo Parish, LA sits between climates, 230 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Caddo Parish, LA averaged 2,672 cooling degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,448 normal, 9% more.

Caddo Parish, LA: 55.0% of 94,917 homes heat with electricity; 45.0% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Caddo Parish, LA

  • Heating degree days, 2,218 vs 1,768125
  • Cooling degree days, 2,448 vs 2,57595
  • Electric heat, 55.0% vs 65.5%84
  • LA median county100
Caddo Parish, LA: degree days, electric heat
Caddo Parish, LAValueLA median countyCaddo Parish, LA, rank (1 = highest)
Caddo Parish, LA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,2181,76813 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,9471,50214 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,4482,57544 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,6722,78640 of 64
Caddo Parish, LA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202355.0%65.5%55 of 64

Caddo Parish, LA: ACS B25040, 94,917 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA touches 24 ZIP areas, 71004 to 71129, about 9,707 residents each. Caddo Parish, LA counts 232,973 residents in 94,917 households. 52,238 of the 94,917 homes in Caddo Parish, LA heat with electricity.

Household income in Caddo Parish, LA is $50,067; 57,563 of its 94,917 households own. Caddo Parish, LA has 112,568 housing units, 17,651 (15.7%) vacant or seasonal, and 37,354 rented homes. Caddo Parish, LA logged 425 storm events for its 232,973 residents.

The median home in Caddo Parish, LA dates from 1975. Homes in Caddo Parish, LA pay $1,794 a year for electricity. Caddo Parish, LA home electricity prices run Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc to Southwestern Electric Power Co, $56 a month apart at 1,202 kWh.

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Questions on Caddo Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Caddo Parish, LA homes paid 8.84 to 13.46 cents per kWh in 2024 across 2 listed utilities: $106 to $162 a month at 1,202 kWh, 2.55% to 3.88% of Caddo Parish, LA income.

Caddo Parish, LA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Caddo Parish, LA: 52,238 of 94,917 occupied homes, 55.0%, rank 55 of 64.

Caddo Parish, LA: median household income?

$50,067 in Caddo Parish, LA, rank 40 of 64; 232,973 residents, 94,917 households.

Caddo Parish, LA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Caddo Parish, LA: 425 NWS events, peak year 2023.

Caddo Parish, LA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Caddo Parish, LA: 455 NFIP flood claims, $14.3M paid, 4.8 per 1,000 homes, 4.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Caddo Parish, LA?

Caddo Parish, LA: median home built 1975; 59.4% predate 1980, 67.7% detached, 13.3% in 5+ unit buildings.

Caddo Parish, LA: share of income for energy?

Caddo Parish, LA homes spend $1,794 a year on electricity, $2,338 on all energy: 3.2% of $73,706; 12.2% for lower incomes.

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Caddo Parish, LA ranks 1st of 64 Louisiana counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 98.1.