St. Charles Parish, LA

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2024 Population

51,396

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

1.53% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

19.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$80,897

1.55% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$263,700

2.69% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

24,165

1.98% 1-year decline

About

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

The largest universities in St. Charles Parish, LA are ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose (145 degrees awarded in 2015).

In 2024, the median property value in St. Charles Parish, LA was $263,700, and the homeownership rate was 82.1%.

Most people in St. Charles Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26 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.

United States Louisiana New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Population & Diversity

St. Charles Parish, LA is home to a population of 51.4k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.85% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (2.49k people).

In 2024, there were 2.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.1k people) in St. Charles Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.79k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA was 97.9%, 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)
32.1k ± 270
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 606
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.79k ± 472

8.23%

Hispanic Population

4.23k people

8.23% of the people in St. Charles Parish, LA are hispanic (4.23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
46,145 ± 5,248 people
Mexico
26,336 ± 3,973 people
Vietnam
16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

Foreign-Born Population

4.85%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.49k people

4.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.16k people

As of 2024, 4.85% of St. Charles Parish, LA residents (2.49k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA was 4.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Vietnam
546 ± 178
Gulf War (2001-)
541 ± 229
Gulf War (1990s)
444 ± 193

St. Charles Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in St. Charles Parish, LA.

Economy

The economy of St. Charles Parish, LA employs 24.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Charles Parish, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,583 people), Manufacturing (2,767 people), and Educational Services (2,484 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,846), Manufacturing ($81,708), and Wholesale Trade ($73,289).

Employment

Occupations

24.2k

2024 Value

± 1,377

−1.98%

1 Year decline

± 8.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Charles Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.98%, from 24.7k employees to 24.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Charles Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,743 people), Management Occupations (2,308 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,941 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Charles Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

24.2k

2024 Value

± 1,377

−1.98%

1 Year decline

± 8.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Charles Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.98%, from 24.7k employees to 24.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Charles Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,583 people), Manufacturing (2,767 people), and Educational Services (2,484 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

$61,850

Median earning men ± $5,375

$40,875

Median earning women ± $3,940

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($151,116), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,460), and Manufacturing ($84,199).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($73,132), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,754), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,413).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

The visualization shows the 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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

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

Voting results are not available for St. Charles Parish, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

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%), 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%).

The most popular majors in St. Charles Parish, LA are Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology (39 and 26.9%), System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management (37 and 25.5%), and Computer & Information Systems Security (18 and 12.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

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

Universities

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

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology
39 degrees awarded
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management
37 degrees awarded
General Business
14 degrees awarded

In 2015, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in St. Charles Parish, LA was Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology with 39 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in St. Charles Parish, LA according to their major.

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

University

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,748) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2015.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2015.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Charles Parish, LA was $263,700 in 2024, which is 0.793 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $256,800 to $263,700, a 2.69% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Charles Parish, LA is 82.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Charles Parish, LA have an average commute time of 26 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.

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.31%.

Housing

Property

$263,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,899

$15,268

Median Property Taxes

±$1,090

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 - $1,499 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

82.1%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.1% of the housing units in St. Charles Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$80,897

Median Household Income

± $7,419

18.6k

Number of Households

± 1,157

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.6k households in St. Charles Parish, LA declined from $80,897 from the previous year's value of $82,172.

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.

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Worked At Home (7.66%)
Carpooled (5.27%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in St. Charles Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.66%) and those who carpooled to work (5.27%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Charles Parish, LA have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.93% 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 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.31%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Charles Parish, LA (5.98k out of 50.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

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 2025, 19% of the children was living in poverty in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.4%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 333 in St. Charles Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 35.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93% of the population of St. Charles Parish, LA has health coverage, with 53.3% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 8.63% on non-group plans, and 0.597% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Charles Parish, LA see 2,905 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,905 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2125 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 666 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,905 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 2,905 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,905 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.03%

Uninsured

53.3%

Employer Coverage

17.9%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

8.63%

Non-Group

0.597%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Charles Parish, LA grew by 5.92% from 6.64% to 7.03%.

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 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 65.1 in St. Charles Parish, LA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 37.3% in St. Charles Parish, LA.

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