St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

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

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	81,670	4,611,961	334,922,499	716th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,462	$60,756	$80,734	2979th of 3,221
Median Age	37.8	38.0	38.9	2616th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.9%	27.0%	35.7%	2833rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$142,500	$216,500	$332,700	2359th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$748	$1,064	$1,413	2485th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.8%	18.9%	12.5%	188th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	6.3%	5.2%	608th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	88.4	106.7	n/a	1073rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.9%	14.1%	2269th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2933rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	67.4%	65.2%	2280th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	25.7	26.4	543rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	8.1%	15.1%	2011th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1578th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.3%	41.8%	46.9%	2959th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.7%	n/a	n/a	2983rd 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. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	39.7%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	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)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.9	58.9	61.4

Age in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	37.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	32,183	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.5%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.8%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	39.6%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,412	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.1%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.9%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.7%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	37,229	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$411	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	18.6%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.8%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.7%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.7%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.9%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	91.9%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.4%	6.4%	16.7%

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