Census Reporter

District 5, St. James Parish, LA

3,019 Population
97.3 square miles 31 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±5.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in St. James Parish: 39.2 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,883 ±$3,414 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in St. James Parish: $26,739 ±$1,190
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $27,923 ±$194
$28,125 ±$9,630 Median household income
  • about half the amount in St. James Parish: $51,603 ±$3,440
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $49,469 ±$392

34.8% ±10.9% (1,033  ±355) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in St. James Parish: 17.1% † 3,597 (±3% / ±625)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 19.2% 871,467 (±0.3% / ±12,866)

31.8 minutes ±4.6 (29,905  ±7,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 27.2 238,750 (±1.8 / ±19,679)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)

Families

1,178 ±128 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,719 ±250
  • Louisiana: 1,739,497 ±5,804
2.5 ±0.2 (2,972  ±413) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. James Parish: 2.7 21,094 (±0.1 / ±101)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,299 (±0)

11.7% ±10.4% (78  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in St. James Parish: 6.5% † 327 (±2.7% / ±135)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 61,097 (±0.2% / ±2,174)

Housing

1,325 ±150 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,919 ±58
  • Louisiana: 2,059,918 ±324

$107,300 ±$19,560 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $158,500 ±$7,773
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $163,100 ±$677

0.3% ±1% (10  ±30.8) Moved since previous year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 6.6% † 1,390 (±1.9% / ±400.7)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 589,150 (±0.2% / ±9,736.2)

Social

74.7% ±7% (1,473  ±239.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 85.4% 12,491 (±4.3% / ±626.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 85.2% 2,663,447 (±0.4% / ±11,873.5)
15% ±4.3% (295  ±92.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 16.3% † 2,391 (±2.1% / ±302.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 24.1% 753,585 (±0.2% / ±6,078.1)

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

0.6% ±1.1% (18  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in St. James Parish: 1% † 202 (±0.5% / ±110)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 194,206 (±0.1% / ±3,504)

4.3% ±2.3% (97  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 4.9% † 809 (±1% / ±161)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.9% 243,335 (±0.1% / ±3,588)
97 Total veterans ±53 85 Male ±51 12 Female ±15

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