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Census Tract 709, St. John the Baptist, LA

3,405 Population
2.6 square miles 1,321.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±8.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Laplace: 37.5 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 38.5 ±1.1

Economics

$22,748 ±$2,762 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Laplace: $31,315 ±$2,243
  • about three-quarters of the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $30,337 ±$1,704
$43,487 ±$18,778 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Laplace: $68,028 † ±$8,645
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $67,418 ±$5,842

13% ±6.3% (401  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Laplace: 12.6% † 3,527 (±3.2% / ±902)
  • a little higher than the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 12.6% † 5,146 (±2.4% / ±991)

28.2 minutes ±3.7 (40,590  ±9,406) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Laplace: 31.4 348,695 (±1.5 / ±31,093)
  • a little less than the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 29.5 490,225 (±1.3 / ±30,850)

Families

1,185 ±217 Number of households
  • Laplace: 10,404 ±549
  • St. John the Baptist Parish: 14,922 ±446
2.6 ±0.7 (3,082  ±548) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Laplace: 2.7 28,157 (±0.2 / ±1,059)
  • a little less than the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 2.7 40,946 (±0.1 / ±28)

8.7% ±6% (75  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Laplace: 2.7% † 176 (±1.7% / ±109)
  • more than double the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 2.7% † 262 (±1.4% / ±132)

Housing

1,284 ±207 Number of housing units
  • Laplace: 11,834 ±359
  • St. John the Baptist Parish: 17,790 ±30

$172,200 ±$56,569 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Laplace: $188,900 ±$7,811
  • a little less than the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $184,000 ±$7,250

4.9% ±2.9% (165  ±99.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laplace: 8.3% † 2,336 (±3.4% / ±968)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.9% † 2,857 (±2.5% / ±1,030.9)

Social

87.1% ±11.3% (1,998  ±348.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Laplace: 88.3% 16,538 (±5% / ±1,156.6)
  • about the same as the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 86.7% 23,885 (±4.4% / ±1,228.4)
12.4% ±6.6% (285  ±154.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laplace: 20.2% † 3,783 (±2.9% / ±570.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.7% † 5,154 (±2.2% / ±601.7)

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

5.6% ±5.9% (191  ±202) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Laplace: 5.7% † 1,620 (±1.7% / ±492)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 4.9% 2,029

6.9% ±3.9% (178  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Laplace: 7.9% † 1,652 (±1.7% / ±368)
  • a little higher than the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.6% † 2,048 (±1.2% / ±375)
178 Total veterans ±102 178 Male ±102 N/A Female ±14

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