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District 2, St. James Parish, LA

2,885 Population
2 square miles 1,444.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.7 ±11.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 40.8 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,218 ±$6,555 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in St. James Parish: $37,140 ±$2,506
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,361 ±$9,347 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in St. James Parish: $65,531 ±$4,784
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.5% ±9.6% (377  ±269) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. James Parish: 11.1% † 2,148 (±3% / ±578)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±6.8 (20,320  ±7,483) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in St. James Parish: 28.3 221,445 (±1.9 / ±19,306)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,054 ±128 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,543 ±201
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (2,802  ±135) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 2.6 19,371 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,317 ±191 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,678 ±28
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$232,200 ±$35,377 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in St. James Parish: $211,800 ±$17,347
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.6% ±3.3% (104  ±94.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in St. James Parish: 3.7% † 704 (±1.5% / ±278.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.3% ±12.2% (1,838  ±326.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in St. James Parish: 87.8% 12,054 (±5.2% / ±720.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.8% ±5.6% (345  ±126.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 19.5% † 2,677 (±2.5% / ±340.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.2% ±6.1% (266  ±177) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 1.8% 347
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.8% ±2.8% (91  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in St. James Parish: 3.7% † 561 (±0.9% / ±134)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
91 Total veterans ±69 91 Male ±69 N/A Female ±14

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