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Census Tract 709, St. John the Baptist, LA

3,683 Population
2.6 square miles 1,429.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±10.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Laplace: 38.1 ±1.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 40.1 ±1.5

Economics

$18,693 ±$2,953 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Laplace: $31,246 ±$2,321
  • about three-fifths of the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $30,132 ±$1,575
$38,702 ±$11,370 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Laplace: $69,030 † ±$10,871
  • about three-fifths of the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $66,630 † ±$6,987

37.2% ±8.2% (1,230  ±352) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Laplace: 13.1% † 3,661 (±3.7% / ±1,038)
  • more than double the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.4% † 5,804 (±2.8% / ±1,108)

29.2 minutes ±6.6 (30,175  ±10,405) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Laplace: 32.9 348,995 (±2.5 / ±38,237)
  • a little less than the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 30.3 469,490 (±1.8 / ±38,925)

Families

1,153 ±200 Number of households
  • Laplace: 10,484 ±471
  • St. John the Baptist Parish: 15,152 ±397
2.9 ±0.2 (3,388  ±642) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Laplace: 2.7 28,048 (±0.2 / ±1,158)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in St. John the Baptist Parish: 2.7 40,388 (±0.1 / ±26)

7.4% ±6.7% (61  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Laplace: 2.6% † 174 (±2% / ±134)
  • more than double the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 3.3% † 316 (±1.5% / ±146)

Housing

1,310 ±197 Number of housing units
  • Laplace: 11,689 ±447
  • St. John the Baptist Parish: 17,822 ±28

$169,600 ±$50,611 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Laplace: $199,900 ±$9,864
  • about 90 percent of the amount in St. John the Baptist Parish: $193,200 ±$7,956

19.8% ±14.3% (713  ±529.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Laplace: 7% † 1,979 (±2.9% / ±808.6)
  • more than double the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.4% † 2,987 (±2.3% / ±919.6)

Social

74.9% ±11.7% (1,583  ±314.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Laplace: 86.8% 16,287 (±4.4% / ±1,100.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 85.5% 23,407 (±4.5% / ±1,250.7)
12.6% ±6.5% (266  ±140.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Laplace: 19.6% † 3,677 (±2.8% / ±549.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.2% † 4,974 (±2.3% / ±618.9)

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

1.8% ±2% (67  ±73) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Laplace: 4.5% † 1,275 (±1.6% / ±446)
  • about one-third of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3% 2,173

6% ±3.3% (142  ±80) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Laplace: 8% † 1,674 (±1.6% / ±351)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.6% † 2,054 (±1.2% / ±385)
142 Total veterans ±80 142 Male ±80 N/A Female ±14

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