Census Reporter

District 5, St. James Parish, LA

2,876 Population
92.4 square miles 31.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in St. James Parish: 39.6 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.2 ±0.1

Economics

$19,618 ±$3,523 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $28,944 ±$1,738
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $29,522 ±$268
$25,313 ±$12,847 Median household income
  • about half the amount in St. James Parish: $53,209 ±$4,968
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $50,800 ±$360

39.9% ±9.8% (1,123  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in St. James Parish: 14.4% † 3,015 (±2.6% / ±550)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 845,230 (±0.3% / ±12,732)

29.2 minutes ±4 (26,210  ±7,354) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in St. James Parish: 25.7 224,400 (±1.8 / ±19,772)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 49,507,695 (±0.2 / ±416,330)

Families

1,130 ±176 Number of households
  • St. James Parish: 7,907 ±204
  • Louisiana: 1,751,956 ±5,502
2.5 ±0.1 (2,817  ±467) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in St. James Parish: 2.7 20,922 (±0.1 / ±98)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,225 (±0)

13.8% ±10.8% (99  ±82) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. James Parish: 7.9% † 385 (±3% / ±145)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 61,586 (±0.2% / ±2,490)

Housing

1,225 ±180 Number of housing units
  • St. James Parish: 8,935 ±42
  • Louisiana: 2,074,664 ±337

$109,900 ±$19,414 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. James Parish: $168,700 ±$7,637
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $168,100 ±$915

7.3% ±8.3% (206  ±237.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. James Parish: 6.1% † 1,267 (±2.2% / ±467.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 12.6% 578,384 (±0.2% / ±10,155.1)

Social

79% ±6.5% (1,476  ±271.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 85.6% 12,517 (±4.9% / ±722.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 85.9% 2,695,344 (±0.5% / ±14,333.9)
14.6% ±4.8% (273  ±100.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. James Parish: 16.8% † 2,456 (±2.2% / ±317.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 24.9% 780,547 (±0.3% / ±8,695.6)

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

0.5% ±0.8% (15  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in St. James Parish: 1.1% † 223 (±0.5% / ±107)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.1% 193,041 (±0.1% / ±3,395)

3.1% ±1.9% (65  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. James Parish: 4.7% † 775 (±1.1% / ±184)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 6.8% 239,881 (±0.1% / ±4,882)
65 Total veterans ±41 62 Male ±41 3 Female ±5

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