St. James Parish, LA

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2023 Population

19,797

1.46% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

0.99% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

10.5%

8.52% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,536

2.53% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$197,800

6.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,847

1.86% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, St. James Parish, LA had a population of 19.8k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $64,536. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of St. James Parish, LA declined from 20,090 to 19,797, a −1.46% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,946 to $64,536, a 2.53% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in St. James Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (48.4%), Other (Hispanic) (0.833%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.616%), and White (Hispanic) (0.551%).

None of the households in St. James 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.

99.4% of the residents in St. James Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in St. James Parish, LA was $197,800, and the homeownership rate was 85.5%.

Most people in St. James Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in St. James Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

St. James Parish, LA borders Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, and St. John the Baptist Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

St. James Parish, LA is home to a population of 19.8k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.55% of St. James Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (307 people).

In 2023, there were 1.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.73k people) in St. James Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 165 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of St. James 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. James Parish, LA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

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

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.73k ± 11
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.57k ± 95
Other (Hispanic)
165 ± 167

1.88%

Hispanic Population

372 people

1.88% of the people in St. James Parish, LA are hispanic (372 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in St. James 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

1.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

307 people

1.75%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

351 people

As of 2023, 1.55% of St. James Parish, LA residents (307 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. James Parish, LA was 1.75%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
165 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
98 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 71

St. James Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of St. James Parish, LA employs 8.85k people. The largest industries in St. James Parish, LA are Manufacturing (1,973 people), Retail Trade (1,160 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,142 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($107,723), Manufacturing ($89,472), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,026).

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

8.85k

2023 Value

± 688

−1.86%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in St. James Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.86%, from 9.02k employees to 8.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. James Parish, LA, are Production Occupations (1,160 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (965 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (805 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. James 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

8.85k

2023 Value

± 688

−1.86%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in St. James Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.86%, from 9.02k employees to 8.85k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. James Parish, LA, are Manufacturing (1,973 people), Retail Trade (1,160 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. James Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in St. James Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,581

Median earning men ± $8,522

$35,656

Median earning women ± $3,171

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($96,630), Public Administration ($82,292), and Wholesale Trade ($66,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($55,371), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,045), and Manufacturing ($49,861).

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

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Transportation and Warehousing
17
Retail Trade

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

$249k
Manufacturing
$131k
Transportation and Warehousing
$27.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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. James County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 51.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.3%), followed by Other (0.627%).

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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (51.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.3%)
Republican Party
Other (0.627%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in St. James County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 51.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.3%), followed by Other (0.627%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in St. James 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

Completions

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. James Parish, LA was $197,800 in 2023, which is 0.652 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $185,200 to $197,800, a 6.8% increase. The homeownership rate in St. James Parish, LA is 85.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in St. James Parish, LA have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. James Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in St. James Parish, LA is $64,536. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in St. James Parish, LA was Census Tract 403 with a value of $91,576, followed by Census Tract 404 and Census Tract 407, with respective values of $85,602 and $85,054.

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. James Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.324%.

Housing

Property

$197,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,429

$6,355

Median Property Taxes

±$538

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. James Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.5%

Homeownership

2023

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 85.5% of the housing units in St. James Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. James 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 403
Census Tract 404
Census Tract 407

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in St. James Parish, LA was Census Tract 403 with a value of $91,576, followed by Census Tract 404 and Census Tract 407, with respective values of $85,602 and $85,054.

The following map shows all of the tracts in St. James 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.

$64,536

Median Household Income

± $5,324

7.44k

Number of Households

± 609

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.44k households in St. James Parish, LA grew to $64,536 from the previous year's value of $62,946.

The following chart displays the households in St. James 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. James 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 (84.1%)
Carpooled (6.9%)
Worked At Home (6.34%)

In 2023, 84.1% of workers in St. James Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.9%) and those who worked at home (6.34%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. James Parish, LA have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in St. James Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. James 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. James 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. James Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. James Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.324%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. James Parish, LA (2.06k out of 19.6k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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, 23.3% of the children was living in poverty in St. James Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.6%.

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

93.3% of the population of St. James Parish, LA has health coverage, with 45% on employee plans, 23% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 7.87% on non-group plans, and 0.693% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. James Parish, LA see 4145 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.75% decrease from the previous year (4219 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2194 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1519 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,145 to 1

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

Primary care physicians in St. James Parish, LA see an average of 4,145 patients per year. This represents a 1.75% decrease from the previous year (4,219 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.73%

Uninsured

45%

Employer Coverage

23%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

7.87%

Non-Group

0.693%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. James Parish, LA grew by 10.9% from 6.07% to 6.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. James 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 88.9 in St. James Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. James 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 41.9% in St. James Parish, LA.

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