Median Household Income
$65,531
Median Home Value
$211,800
Median Gross Rent
$903/mo
Poverty Rate
11.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
84.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.5%
Median Age
40.8
Population Over Time
St. James Parish shrank 10.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
21,782
2016
21,581
2018
21,357
2020
21,142
2022
20,090
2024
19,528
Business & Industry
St. James Parish has 339 business establishments employing 6,480 people.
Health care and social assistance
42
Accommodation and food services
31
Other services (except public administration)
30
Finance and insurance
25
Professional, scientific, and technical services
20
Construction
18
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
17
Wholesale trade
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.