What is the population of St. James Parish, Louisiana?

The population of St. James Parish, Louisiana is 19,751, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in St. James Parish, Louisiana?

The median household income in St. James Parish, Louisiana is $67,238, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in St. James Parish, Louisiana is $89,809, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in St. James Parish, Louisiana is 5.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education F

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	19,751	4,588,640	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	78.1	87.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.29%	-0.07%	0.57%
Median age	41.6	35.4	37.1
Households	7,388	1,781,402	128,459,983

Year	St. James Parish

Group	Share

St. James Parish has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,238	$60,029	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.03%	3.98%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.3%	5.2%

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$89,809	$166,764	$242,182
Median rent	$821	$1,038	$1,342
Homeownership rate	85.6%	67.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM .

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	25.9	21.3	22.5
Work from home	6.4%	7.2%	13.4%

St. James Parish has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	24.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.52	2.54

St. James Parish has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	St. James Parish	Louisiana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.5	75.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.9%	22.3%	16.3%
Smokers	22.7%	23.9%	19.0%