St. James, LA Demographic Data
St. James, LA Summary
St. James is located in St. James Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 899
- Area: 9.89 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.50 sq. miles
- Population Density: 90.92 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. James, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
364
49%
50.8
Male
374
51%
49.2
Total Population
738
323,128,000
St. James, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
22
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
23
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
93
12.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
72
9.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
106
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
26
3.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
119
16.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
42
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
72
9.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
49
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
54
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
618
83.7%
77.2
Female
302
48.9%
51.3
Male
316
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
522
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
155
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
111
15.0%
15.2
Female
53
47.7%
55.8
Male
58
52.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
St. James, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
738
100.0%
96.8
White
75
10.2%
72.6
Black or African American
663
89.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
738
100.0%
82.2
St. James, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
21
4.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
41
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
190
39.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
125
26.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13
2.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
74
15.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12
2.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
62
13.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
414
86.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86
18.0%
31.2
St. James, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
314
49.0%
33.7%
Now Married
239
37.3%
47.5
Divorced
66
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
4
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
18
2.8
5.8%
St. James, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
671
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
15
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
St. James, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
40
13.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
38
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
45
15.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
28
9.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
42
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
34
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
36
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
41,579
57,617
Per capita income
27,713
31,128
St. James, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
41
11.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8
2.3%
9.8
Construction
12
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
49
14.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
47
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
2.0%
11.4
Public administration
22
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
100
28.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
52
15.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
48
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
85
24.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
113
32.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
51
14.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
50
14.4%
18.1%
St. James, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
339
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
278
82.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
49
14.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
1.8%
5.1
Walked
6
1.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.6
26.6
St. James, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
29
9.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
125
42.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
73
24.8%
37.1
3 or more
67
22.8%
21.0
St. James, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
294
79.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
219
74.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
75
25.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
78
21.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
St. James, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
372
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
3
0.8%
9.1
4 rooms
51
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
100
26.9%
19.8
6 rooms
92
24.7%
17.8
7 rooms
67
18.0%
12.0
8 rooms
13
3.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
46
12.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
St. James, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
372
1-unit, detached
263
70.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
109
29.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
St. James, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
70
18.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
20
5.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
56
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
161
43.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
2.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
47
12.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
St. James, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
103
35.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
191
65.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
St. James, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
58
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
12
20.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
25.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
31
53.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
26
44.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
8.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
27.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11
19.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
St. James, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
22
41,631,300
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
22
100.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
53
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
100.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
53
0.0%
0.0%
St. James, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
219
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
71
32.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
28
12.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
20.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
30
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24
11.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
9.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,200
205,000
