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District 5, St. James Parish, LA

2,707 Population
92.4 square miles 29.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±4.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in St. James Parish: 40.4 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$24,389 ±$4,419 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in St. James Parish: $33,616 ±$2,102
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $32,981 ±$265
$45,815 ±$20,773 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in St. James Parish: $62,946 † ±$9,793
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $57,852 ±$468

29.7% ±11.9% (792  ±349) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 11.5% † 2,282 (±2.9% / ±577)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 842,038 (±0.3% / ±13,427)

29.5 minutes ±3.7 (27,480  ±7,103) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 28.7 236,425 (±2 / ±21,044)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)

Families

1,097 ±172 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,498 ±186
  • Louisiana: 1,765,264 ±5,601
2.4 ±0.2 (2,671  ±496) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. James Parish: 2.7 19,915 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,516,413

6.9% ±8.4% (41  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in St. James Parish: 5.5% † 243 (±2.7% / ±119)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,415 (±0.2% / ±2,599)

Housing

1,296 ±158 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,604 ±23
  • Louisiana: 2,080,371 ±430

$124,900 ±$51,628 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $185,200 ±$15,351
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $198,300 ±$1,310

7.1% ±7.6% (187  ±,203.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in St. James Parish: 5.3% † 1,044 (±1.9% / ±,368.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 12.1% 554,115 (±0.2% / ±11,044.8)

Social

83.8% ±21.8% (1,501  ±,273.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in St. James Parish: 88.9% 12,452 (±5.2% / ±,733.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,706,792 (±0.5% / ±14,010.4)
13.9% ±5.1% (248  ±,101.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in St. James Parish: 18.7% † 2,615 (±2.6% / ±,363.4)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 26.1% 815,569 (±0.3% / ±8,004.1)

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

1.7% ±2.3% (45  ±63) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in St. James Parish: 1.8% 351
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,671

2.9% ±2.6% (60  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. James Parish: 4% † 624 (±1% / ±158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 228,359 (±0.1% / ±3,332)
60 Total veterans ±55 57 Male ±54 3 Female ±5

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