Livingston Parish County vs. St. Helena Parish County

	Livingston Parish County (LA)	St. Helena Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	139,567	10,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.0%	-8.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	128,015	11,207
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	128,026	11,203
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.6%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.8%
White alone, percent	90.8%	45.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.7%	52.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.4%	44.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,985	348
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,274	5,364
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.1%	82.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$159,900	$86,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,287	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$303	$283
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$901	$673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.0%	2.0%
Building permits, 2018	799	33
Households, 2014-2018	48,859	3,871
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.4%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	75.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	56.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.6%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	16.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	50.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	48.1%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,180,546	80,033
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,947	$7,229
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.2	34.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,159	$39,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,995	$23,224
Persons in poverty, percent	11.3%	19.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,784	115
Total employment, 2017	21,233	1,206
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	732,912	41,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.1%	-3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,375	943
All firms, 2012	10,280	788
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,510	399
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,641	353
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,105	479
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,905	287
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,216	69
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,661	696
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	197.5	27.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	648.17	408.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Livingston Parish county (LA) and St. Helena Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.