St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

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St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (95th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	40,743	4,611,961	334,922,499	1194th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,630	$60,756	$80,734	1458th of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9	2084th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.2%	27.0%	35.7%	2321st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$193,200	$216,500	$332,700	1477th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,334	$1,064	$1,413	378th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.4%	18.9%	12.5%	1384th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.9%	6.3%	5.2%	95th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	190.0	106.7	n/a	650th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.3%	4.9%	14.1%	923rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.5	n/a	n/a	2311th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	67.4%	65.2%	1044th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.3	25.7	26.4	471st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	8.1%	15.1%	2285th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2339th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	41.8%	46.9%	2752nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.4%	n/a	n/a	964th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	29.5%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.1	58.9	61.4

Age in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	40.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	15,152	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.1%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.9%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	37.4%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,132	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.0%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	17,822	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.0%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$877	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	14.5%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.9%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.9%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.5%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.0%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	6.4%	16.7%

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