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St. James Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of St. James Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. James Parish is a small industrial enclave of roughly 19,800 residents along the Mississippi River corridor, where a GDP per capita of $122,058 — nearly 3.4 times the median household income of $65,531 — reflects a capital-intensive petrochemical and manufacturing base that generates substantial output relative to its population. The available labor pool is modest, with a 58.7% participation rate, 20.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $43,441, keeping labor costs comparatively low. The parish has shed 7.3% of its population over five years, though housing remains affordable with a median home value of $197,800 and median rent of just $821/month, and an 85.5% homeownership rate signals a stable, long-tenured residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

19,797

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,531

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.3% since 2018

St. James Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,750 (49.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,263 (47.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race215 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races195 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone69 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone16 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish226
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)214
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

561

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$122,058

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$35,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,873
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,854
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,055
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services857
  5. 5.Construction (Group)599

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,989
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,839
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,710
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,282
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations798

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.24×)1,973
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)796
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,160
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)461
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.05×)641

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$197,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$821/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999960 (15.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999838 (13.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999654 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999590 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999513 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999488 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,441

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,091 (85.8%)
  • Carpooled553 (6.7%)
  • Worked At Home448 (5.4%)
  • Walked123 (1.5%)
  • Other53 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.