St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 34,01264.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,91126.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,3826.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5341.0%Asian alone
  • 5071.0%Two or more races
  • 1940.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 380.07%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $246,259

Here:	$246,259
State:	$234,504

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,124

Here:	$231,124
State:	$226,343

In 2-unit structures: $309,837

Here:	$309,837
State:	$275,238

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,093

Here:	$213,093
State:	$240,231

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $261,663

Here:	$261,663
State:	$228,797

Mobile homes: $82,515

Here:	$82,515
State:	$69,208

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 437
• Thefts: 874
• Auto thefts: 152

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 32
• Assaults: 189
• Burglaries: 392
• Thefts: 1073
• Auto thefts: 166

Health of residents in St. Charles Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,314 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,092 (0.6%)

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Charles Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Luling, Destrehan, St. Rose, Norco, Hahnville, Des Allemands, Boutte, Bayou Gauche, New Sarpy, Ama.

Neighboring counties: Bandera County, Texas , East Baton Rouge Parish , Gilchrist County, Florida , Gulf County, Florida , Harrison County, Mississippi , Jackson County, Florida , Wakulla County, Florida .

Current college students: 2,134
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,747 (59.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3082010 or later
• 3232000 to 2009
• 3221990 to 1999
• 2461980 to 1989
• 2141970 to 1979
• 247Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,262
• One, attached: 244
• Two: 636
• 3 or 4: 957
• 5 to 9: 549
• 10 to 19: 77
• 20 to 49: 73
• 50 or more: 200
• Mobile homes: 1,991
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in St. Charles Parish with a mortgage: 8,755 (160 second mortgage, 436 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,961

Religion statistics for St. Charles Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in St. Charles Parish:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

6.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,542 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.93% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($39,254 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($15,289 average AGI)

St. Charles Parish:	1.19%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from Jefferson Parish, LA	2.58% ($49,038 average AGI)
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.62% ($44,050)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.53% ($47,933)
from Lafourche Parish, LA	0.18% ($46,400)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.16% ($44,063)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.16% ($38,516)
from Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.13% ($58,077)

6.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,360 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($38,479 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($21,881 average AGI)

St. Charles Parish:	1.44%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to Jefferson Parish, LA	2.02% ($49,246 average AGI)
to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.53% ($36,990)
to Orleans Parish, LA	0.47% ($49,209)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.30% ($54,431)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.27% ($61,192)
to Lafourche Parish, LA	0.24% ($52,870)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.21% ($46,675)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in St. Charles Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,579 (1,928 living alone), Female householders: 9,636 (1,945 living alone)

• 10,105 spouses (10,025 opposite-sex spouses), 1,302 unmarried partners, (1,281 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,978 children (15,817 natural, 360 adopted, 797 stepchildren), 1,623 grandchildren, 495 brothers or sisters, 478 parents, 3 foster children, 792 other relatives, 936 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 587

Size of family households: 5,868 2-persons, 3,939 3-persons, 3,004 4-persons, 1,107 5-persons, 423 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,008 1-person, 871 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 22 4-persons.

6,696 married couples with children.
4,582 single-parent households (1,280 men, 3,302 women).

92.3% of residents of St. Charles speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $210,950,000 ($4,213 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,656,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,132,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,174,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,686,000
Federal grants: $32,744,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,523,000 ($14,725,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,692,000 ($181,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $433,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,705,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,562,770,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.58 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 4512014 or later
• 5652010 to 2013
• 3,0672000 to 2009
• 3,0811990 to 1999
• 4,5111980 to 1989
• 4,0141970 to 1979
• 2,2561960 to 1969
• 1,7021950 to 1959
• 4741940 to 1949
• 6631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 21 room
• 152 rooms
• 1553 rooms
• 1,0324 rooms
• 2,8765 rooms
• 4,4136 rooms
• 2,6777 rooms
• 2,3518 rooms
• 2,2559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 1161 room
• 1712 rooms
• 4923 rooms
• 9574 rooms
• 1,1155 rooms
• 4796 rooms
• 367 rooms
• 918 rooms
• 1419+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 2no bedroom
• 431 bedroom
• 1,3762 bedrooms
• 9,0613 bedrooms
• 4,5034 bedrooms
• 8065+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 115no bedroom
• 6221 bedroom
• 1,3172 bedrooms
• 1,3233 bedrooms
• 1834 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 435no vehicle
• 3,4791 vehicle
• 7,1482 vehicles
• 3,1763 vehicles
• 1,1904 vehicles
• 3105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 352no vehicle
• 1,8441 vehicle
• 1,1422 vehicles
• 2293 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.7% of St. Charles Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42,258
• Other state: 8,166
• Northeast: 886
• Midwest: 1,694
• South: 4,983
• West: 590

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,181
• Number of aged recipients: 102
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,079
• Number of recipients under 18: 304
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 666
• Number of recipients older than 64: 211
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 341
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 548

St. Charles Parish on our top lists:

• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"