St. James Parish, Louisiana

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

St. James Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (155th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,528	4,611,961	334,922,499	1909th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,531	$60,756	$80,734	1590th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	38.0	38.9	1863rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.5%	27.0%	35.7%	2089th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,800	$216,500	$332,700	1283rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$903	$1,064	$1,413	1425th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	18.9%	12.5%	2190th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	6.3%	5.2%	1858th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	82.1	106.7	n/a	1119th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	4.9%	14.1%	2135th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1785th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.4%	67.4%	65.2%	155th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	25.7	26.4	774th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	8.1%	15.1%	2561st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2593rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	41.8%	46.9%	1680th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1871st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.4%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	58.9	61.4

Age in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	40.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	7,543	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.5%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	33.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,140	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.1%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	8,678	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.6%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.0%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,113	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.8%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.8%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.7%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. James Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	92.3%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	6.4%	16.7%

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