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District 5, St. James Parish, LA

2,391 Population
92.4 square miles 25.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in St. James Parish: 40.8 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$24,542 ±$4,389 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $35,832 ±$2,332
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$51,100 ±$29,870 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in St. James Parish: $64,536 ±$5,324
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

26.4% ±13.2% (623  ±331) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 10.5% † 2,057 (±2.5% / ±496)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

26.4 minutes ±3.4 (23,150  ±6,997) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in St. James Parish: 27.9 224,300 (±2.1 / ±20,237)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

908 ±181 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,436 ±227
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.6 ±0.7 (2,360  ±435) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in St. James Parish: 2.6 19,627 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

8.9% ±10.1% (52  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in St. James Parish: 4.8% † 209 (±2.4% / ±103)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

1,130 ±188 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,651 ±49
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$120,400 ±$34,513 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in St. James Parish: $197,800 ±$13,429
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

8.2% ±8.1% (189  ±189.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. James Parish: 4.6% † 891 (±1.8% / ±345.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

87.2% ±23.9% (1,279  ±231.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in St. James Parish: 88.6% 12,292 (±5.3% / ±741.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
13.5% ±5% (198  ±84.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. James Parish: 20.2% † 2,801 (±2.7% / ±379.8)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

0.9% ±1.6% (21  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in St. James Parish: 1.6% 307
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

1.9% ±1.8% (34  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in St. James Parish: 3.2% † 493 (±0.9% / ±131)
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
34 Total veterans ±33 31 Male ±33 3 Female ±5

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