St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Interactive maps and statistics for St. Helena Parish, Louisiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Louisiana and the United States.

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,858	4,611,961	334,922,499	2427th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,934	$60,756	$80,734	3033rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.0	38.0	38.9	1208th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.4%	27.0%	35.7%	3142nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$77,300	$216,500	$332,700	3179th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$870	$1,064	$1,413	1607th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.4%	18.9%	12.5%	111th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	17.6%	6.3%	5.2%	15th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.6	106.7	n/a	2100th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	4.9%	14.1%	2995th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2860th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.0%	67.4%	65.2%	785th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.1	25.7	26.4	43rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.0%	8.1%	15.1%	3165th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1449th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.0%	41.8%	46.9%	3174th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.0%	n/a	n/a	3043rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.4	58.9	61.4

Age in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	43.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	4,176	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	52.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.5%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	41.4%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	41.1%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,200	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.9%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.1%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.7%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.7%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	5,355	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.0%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.0%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$469	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	17.7%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.1%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.9%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.2%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	32.8%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.4%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	89.0%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	6.4%	16.7%

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