St. Helena Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of St. Helena Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
St. Helena Parish is a small rural parish of 10,849 residents that has grown 4.2% over five years, with an economy characterized by low output — GDP per capita of $18,235 — and significant labor market stress, including a 21.3% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of just 55.1%. The workforce skews older (median age 43) and has limited formal education, with only 11.7% holding a bachelor's degree, while median worker earnings stand at $30,972. Housing costs are low — median home value $106,400, median rent $802/month — and the homeownership rate of 79.0% is notably high, though a 30.0% poverty rate and a mean commute of 38.1 minutes to employment centers underscore the parish's dependence on outside labor markets.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+4.2% since 2018
St. Helena Parish added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone5,501 (50.7%)
- White Alone4,852 (44.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races366 (3.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone70 (0.6%)
- Asian Alone39 (0.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race18 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish259
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)43
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41
- 4.German or other West Germanic16
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,033
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services411
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)372
- 4.Construction (Group)363
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services307
Top Occupations
- 1.Service Occupations1,010
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations818
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations679
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations636
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations634
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.00×)308
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.71×)311
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)383
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)302
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)1,005
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.