St. Charles Parish, LA

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2023 Population

51,863

0.628% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.1

0.773% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.83%

3.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$82,172

3.76% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$256,800

3.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

24,652

1.04% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, St. Charles Parish, LA had a population of 51.9k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $82,172. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of St. Charles Parish, LA declined from 52,191 to 51,863, a −0.628% decrease and its median household income grew from $79,191 to $82,172, a 3.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in St. Charles Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.75%), Other (Hispanic) (3.17%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.54%).

None of the households in St. Charles Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in St. Charles Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose (145 degrees awarded in 2015).

In 2023, the median property value in St. Charles Parish, LA was $256,800, and the homeownership rate was 82.7%.

Most people in St. Charles Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Charles Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

St. Charles Parish, LA borders Jefferson Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, and St. John the Baptist Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

St. Charles Parish, LA is home to a population of 51.9k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.16% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (2.16k people).

In 2023, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.6k people) in St. Charles Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.95k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.9% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Charles Parish, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Charles Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.6k ± 277
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 557
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.95k ± 473

7.97%

Hispanic Population

4.13k people

7.97% of the people in St. Charles Parish, LA are hispanic (4.13k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in St. Charles Parish, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

4.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.16k people

4.21%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.2k people

As of 2023, 4.16% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents (2.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA was 4.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Charles Parish, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
734 ± 309
Vietnam
661 ± 192
Gulf War (1990s)
458 ± 165

St. Charles Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of St. Charles Parish, LA employs 24.7k people. The largest industries in St. Charles Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,378 people), Educational Services (2,619 people), and Manufacturing (2,556 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($160,879), Information ($123,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,135).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

24.7k

2023 Value

± 1,395

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 7.79%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in St. Charles Parish, LA grew at a rate of 1.04%, from 24.4k employees to 24.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Charles Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,661 people), Management Occupations (2,433 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,915 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Charles Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

24.7k

2023 Value

± 1,395

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 7.79%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in St. Charles Parish, LA grew at a rate of 1.04%, from 24.4k employees to 24.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Charles Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,378 people), Educational Services (2,619 people), and Manufacturing (2,556 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Charles Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in St. Charles Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,317

Median earning men ± $4,011

$41,409

Median earning women ± $3,471

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($160,714), Information ($148,242), and Manufacturing ($94,977).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($71,851), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,265), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,934).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

64
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
58
Other Services (except Public Administration)
56
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$836k
Manufacturing
$240k
Transportation and Warehousing
$145k
Utilities

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in St. Charles County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 63.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.03%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in St. Charles County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2015, universities in St. Charles Parish, LA awarded 145 degrees. The student population of St. Charles Parish, LA in 2015 is skewed towards men, with 307 male students and 91 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Charles Parish, LA are Black or African American (94 and 64.8%), followed by White (34 and 23.4%), Hispanic or Latino (14 and 9.66%), and Asian (2 and 1.38%).

The largest universities in St. Charles Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose (145 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2015 in St. Charles Parish, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 40.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2015 was 398 (77.1% men and 22.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2015 there were 398 students enrolled in St. Charles Parish, LA, 77.1% men and 22.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 230 records, of which 24.3% were women and 75.7% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

145 degrees awarded

In 2015, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose with 145 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2015, 107 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Charles Parish, LA, which is 2.82 times more than the 38 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2015 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 94 degrees mean that there were 2.76 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 34 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Charles Parish, LA was $256,800 in 2023, which is 0.846 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $248,600 to $256,800, a 3.3% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Charles Parish, LA is 82.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in St. Charles Parish, LA have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Charles Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in St. Charles Parish, LA is $82,172. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in St. Charles Parish, LA was Census Tract 632 with a value of $121,591, followed by Census Tract 601 and Census Tract 623.01, with respective values of $120,536 and $116,308.

In 2023, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.53%.

Housing

Property

$256,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,585

$15,397

Median Property Taxes

±$1,037

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Charles Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Charles Parish, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.7%

Homeownership

2023

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 82.7% of the housing units in St. Charles Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Charles Parish, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 632
Census Tract 601
Census Tract 623.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in St. Charles Parish, LA was Census Tract 632 with a value of $121,591, followed by Census Tract 601 and Census Tract 623.01, with respective values of $120,536 and $116,308.

The following map shows all of the tracts in St. Charles Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,172

Median Household Income

± $7,076

18.6k

Number of Households

± 1,199

In 2023, the median household income of the 18.6k households in St. Charles Parish, LA grew to $82,172 from the previous year's value of $79,191.

The following chart displays the households in St. Charles Parish, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Charles Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Worked At Home (7.69%)
Carpooled (5.8%)

In 2023, 83.7% of workers in St. Charles Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.69%) and those who carpooled to work (5.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Charles Parish, LA have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.05% of the workforce in St. Charles Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Charles Parish, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Charles Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Charles Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.53%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Charles Parish, LA (5.05k out of 51.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Charles Parish, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 17.2% of the children was living in poverty in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.4% of the population of St. Charles Parish, LA has health coverage, with 55.4% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 9% on non-group plans, and 0.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Charles Parish, LA see 3117 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.66% increase from the previous year (2950 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2273 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 662 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,117 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Charles Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Charles Parish, LA see an average of 3,117 patients per year. This represents a 5.66% increase from the previous year (2,950 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Charles Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.64%

Uninsured

55.4%

Employer Coverage

17%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

Non-Group

0.6%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA grew by 9.18% from 6.08% to 6.64%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Charles Parish, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 58.2 in St. Charles Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Charles Parish, LA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.8% in St. Charles Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Charles Parish, LA.