Lafourche Parish County vs. St. James Parish County
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Lafourche Parish County (LA) St. James Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 98,115 21,037
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.5% -4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 96,662 22,101
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 96,318 22,102
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.2% 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.5% 17.2%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.7%
White alone, percent 80.4% 49.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 13.6% 49.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 3.0% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.4% 1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 76.8% 48.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,831 977
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.1% 0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 41,622 8,996
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.5% 77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $151,600 $152,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,221 $1,271
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $297 $313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $794 $699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.4% 7.4%
Building permits, 2018 356 63
Households, 2014-2018 36,449 7,906
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.64 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.8% 92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.9% 2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.5% 80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.1% 71.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 77.3% 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.6% 14.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.3% 9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.9% 7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.2% 56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.5% 52.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 476,733 69,802
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 965,562 128,589
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,951 $5,920
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.1 27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,089 $50,661
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,375 $25,830
Persons in poverty, percent 16.6% 16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,758 318
Total employment, 2017 25,894 6,760
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,218,446 480,334
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.2% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,327 1,256
All firms, 2012 8,009 1,569
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,411 767
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,294 680
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,094 781
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,599 727
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 637 211
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 6,820 1,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 40.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.9% 40.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 90.2 91.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,068.21 241.54
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lafourche Parish county (LA) and St. James Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.