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District 5, St. James Parish, LA

2,826 Population
92.4 square miles 30.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±4.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in St. James Parish: 40 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$19,983 ±$2,949 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $30,011 ±$1,329
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $30,340 ±$236
$31,140 ±$13,488 Median household income
  • about half the amount in St. James Parish: $56,207 † ±$5,863
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $53,571 ±$378

27.6% ±10.4% (764  ±309) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 12% † 2,416 (±2.4% / ±488)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.8% 850,486 (±0.3% / ±13,168)

29.2 minutes ±5.7 (28,335  ±7,844) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 27.6 229,090 (±2 / ±19,314)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.9 48,904,560 (±0.2 / ±385,647)

Families

1,062 ±180 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,464 ±226
  • Louisiana: 1,748,688 ±5,810
2.6 ±0.6 (2,767  ±412) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in St. James Parish: 2.7 20,190 (±0.1 / ±118)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,534,907 (±0)

16.7% ±11% (97  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 7.6% † 340 (±2.8% / ±124)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.4% 58,744 (±0.2% / ±2,024)

Housing

1,193 ±171 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,589 ±63
  • Louisiana: 2,066,323 ±946

$113,900 ±$21,650 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $167,700 ±$7,620
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $174,000 ±$963

6.9% ±7% (191  ±195.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in St. James Parish: 5.5% † 1,116 (±1.8% / ±362.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 12.4% 569,665 (±0.2% / ±10,792.1)

Social

77.6% ±7.3% (1,507  ±266.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 86% 12,152 (±4.7% / ±669.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 86.2% 2,702,260 (±0.4% / ±13,255.8)
16.7% ±5.1% (324  ±109.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 18.3% † 2,581 (±2.3% / ±317.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 25.5% 800,083 (±0.2% / ±7,403.4)

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

0.6% ±1.1% (18  ±30) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in St. James Parish: 1.6% † 335 (±0.8% / ±158)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,020 (±0.1% / ±4,092)

2.5% ±1.7% (54  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in St. James Parish: 4% † 632 (±0.9% / ±147)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.6% 232,389 (±0.1% / ±3,848)
54 Total veterans ±37 51 Male ±37 3 Female ±5

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