Village St. George, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,273

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

2.99% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.13%

35.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$96,364

2.31% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$252,900

Population & Diversity

Village St. George, LA is home to a population of 8.27k people, from which 94.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.9% of Village St. George, LA residents were born outside of the country (987 people).

In 2024, there were 1.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Village St. George, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.61k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 376 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Village St. George, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Village St. George, LA was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Village St. George, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.27k ± 1.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.61k ± 672
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
376 ± 193

6.74%

Hispanic Population

558 people

6.74% of the people in Village St. George, LA are hispanic (558 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Village St. George, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

11.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

987 people

12.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.08k people

As of 2024, 11.9% of Village St. George, LA residents (987 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 Village St. George, LA was 12.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
79 ± 55
Vietnam
58 ± 54
Korea
37 ± 45

Village St. George, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Village St. George, LA.

Economy

The economy of Village St. George, LA employs 4.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Village St. George, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (566 people), Retail Trade (468 people), and Educational Services (429 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($152,917), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($121,691), and Public Administration ($91,976).

Employment

Occupations

4.07k

2024 Value

± 618

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Village St. George, LA declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 4.53k employees to 4.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Village St. George, LA, are Management Occupations (723 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (650 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (311 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Village St. George, 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

4.07k

2024 Value

± 618

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Village St. George, LA declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 4.53k employees to 4.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Village St. George, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (566 people), Retail Trade (468 people), and Educational Services (429 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Village St. George, LA, though some of these residents may live in Village St. George, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,320

Median earning men ± $11,593

$35,254

Median earning women ± $10,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($122,426), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,656), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($107,512).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,682), Public Administration ($43,200), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,042).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Village St. George, LA was $252,900 in 2024, which is 0.76 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $248,600 to $252,900, a 1.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Village St. George, LA is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Village St. George, LA have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Village St. George, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$252,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,742

$2,096

Median Property Taxes

±$341

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 Village St. George, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Village St. George, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Village St. George, 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.

$96,364

Median Household Income

± $3,434

2.8k

Number of Households

± 434

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.8k households in Village St. George, LA grew to $96,364 from the previous year's value of $94,191.

The following chart displays the households in Village St. George, 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 Village St. George, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (78.3%)
Worked At Home (13%)
Carpooled (8.31%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Village St. George, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (8.31%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Village St. George, LA have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.92% of the workforce in Village St. George, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Village St. George, LA (424 out of 8.27k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Village St. George, LA is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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