COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

St. James Parish

Louisiana · 20,879 residents · 238 sq mi

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With 20,879 people, St. James Parish is a county in Louisiana. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 25.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 29.3. Median rent is $234 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,879

−2%vs 2000

vs 21,216 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−14%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

238 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(1,842)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(1,967)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(1,873)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,584)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,594)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(3,514)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,856)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(2,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(1,555)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,213)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(613)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(213)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,105

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,277 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,959

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,381 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.5%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $317 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.7%(10,538)

Black49.2%(10,444)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(130)

Asian0%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50%(10,437)

Black49.5%(10,343)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(107)

Asian0.3%(53)

Other0.2%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.8%(149)

Central American0.4%(87)

Nicaraguan0.4%(84)

Mexican0.3%(61)

South American0%(5)

Ecuadorian0%(5)

Spaniard0%(4)

Panamanian0%(2)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

American15.6%(3,050)

French13.5%(2,636)

German7.4%(1,443)

English2.3%(442)

Italian2%(387)

West Indian1%(202)

Irish1%(189)

French Canadian0.8%(151)

Jamaican0.3%(63)

Subsaharan African0.3%(50)

Scottish0.2%(42)

Hungarian0.1%(27)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.1%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(18)

Greek0.1%(16)

Dutch0.1%(12)

Polish0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0%(8)

Arab0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(2,695)

Married53.8%(4,147)

Widowed2.4%(187)

Divorced8.7%(673)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(2,686)

Married47.2%(3,942)

Widowed8.9%(747)

Divorced11.6%(972)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(88)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(108)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 561 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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