Food and drink · Small-town market · Louisiana
Restaurants and cafes in the New Iberia, LA area
The restaurants and cafes in the New Iberia, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #361 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 248
- 78 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- +21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86.1M
- On food away from home · $3,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $347K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 92.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,846
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the New Iberia area comes to about $86.1M a year: $3,209 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $347K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 248 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the New Iberia area as of September 2026. 78 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 92.5 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the New Iberia area in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $897K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the New Iberia area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New Iberia area declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in the New Iberia area is 41 (lower middle), #361 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the New Iberia area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | New Iberia area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 92.5 | 110.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $347K | $314K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 279 | 225 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.5% | +5.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,209 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,961 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96+21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,506
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24878 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 232The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $897K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the New Iberia area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the New Iberia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,846−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,816
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,961
- Average household income
- $77,542
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,687
- Daytime population
- 65,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the New Iberia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 80 | 76 | 55.3 | $642K | +0.2% | #27 of 538 |
| 2Opelousas, LA | 52 | 244 | 75.8 | $384K | −1.9% | #239 of 538 |
| 3Bogalusa, LA | 50 | 144 | 81.3 | $363K | −0.9% | #261 of 538 |
| 4New Iberia, LA | 41 | 248 | 92.5 | $347K | −4.6% | #361 of 538 |
| 5Morgan City, LA | 32 | 200 | 108.3 | $287K | −5.3% | #444 of 538 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 32 | 210 | 101.3 | $286K | −0.9% | #445 of 538 |
| 6Minden, LA | 24 | 134 | 93.5 | $302K | −5.2% | #488 of 538 |
| 7Natchitoches, LA | 22 | 143 | 98.6 | $313K | −3.5% | #501 of 538 |
| 8Ruston, LA | 21 | 198 | 107.1 | $281K | +0.1% | #512 of 538 |
Other business types in the New Iberia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the New Iberia, LA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 248 restaurants and cafes in the New Iberia area. 78 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New Iberia, LA area spend on food away from home?
About $86.1M a year, or $3,209 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 248 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $347K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,816 households in the New Iberia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Iberia, LA area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The New Iberia area has 92.5 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $347K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the New Iberia area would have about 232, against 248 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the New Iberia, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the New Iberia area at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. Median household income in the New Iberia area is $56,961, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The New Iberia area scores 41 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #361 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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