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St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2016: 53,116 (89% urban, 11% rural); it was 48,072 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 9,885
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,919
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,370
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,753 (it was 3,052 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 284 sq. mi.

Water area: 126.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 187 people per square mile   (high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in St. Charles Parish: 97.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Wholesale trade (13.4%), Educational, health and social services (13.2%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 3%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (65.2%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (26.3%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (5.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Asian alone (1.0%)
Median resident age:  37.7 years
Louisiana median age:  36.5 years
Males: 26,012  (49.0%)
Females: 27,104  (51.0%)
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St. Charles Parish,LA real estate house value trend

Average household size:
St. Charles Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people
Estimated median household income in 2016: $61,007 ($45,139 in 1999)

This county:

$61,007
Louisiana:

$45,146

Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $742 (lower quartile is $562, upper quartile is $933)
This county:

$742
State:

$656


Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $202,641 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
St. Charles:

$202,641
Louisiana:

$158,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,190 - $281,303

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $242,586
Here:

$242,586
State:

$210,583

Townhouses or other attached units: $249,733
Here:

$249,733
State:

$219,575

In 2-unit structures: $312,707
Here:

$312,707
State:

$308,068

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $188,585
Here:

$188,585
State:

$247,758

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $207,050
Here:

$207,050
State:

$255,460

Mobile homes: $98,078
Here:

$98,078
State:

$73,199
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,463
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $393

Institutionalized population: 590

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
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 174 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 2001: 196 buildings, average cost: $135,800
  • 2002: 216 buildings, average cost: $137,100
  • 2003: 319 buildings, average cost: $148,100
  • 2004: 319 buildings, average cost: $157,100
  • 2005: 309 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2006: 574 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2007: 126 buildings, average cost: $229,700
  • 2008: 100 buildings, average cost: $195,700
  • 2009: 115 buildings, average cost: $172,400
  • 2010: 91 buildings, average cost: $146,800
  • 2011: 83 buildings, average cost: $168,600
  • 2012: 98 buildings, average cost: $240,000
  • 2013: 102 buildings, average cost: $220,400
  • 2014: 108 buildings, average cost: $223,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,442 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $895 (0.5%)

St. Charles Parish household income distribution in 2009 St. Charles Parish home values distribution St. Charles Parish contract rent distribution in 2009
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.9%
St. Charles Parish:

12.9%
Louisiana:

20.2%
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.3% for Black residents, 18.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.6% for other race residents, 8.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.6 years old, Females: 38.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.0 years old, Black residents: 33.2 years old, American Indian residents: 20.2 years old, Asian residents: 29.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.2 years old, Other race residents: 31.6 years old)

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.

St. Charles Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2012 air pollution in St. Charles Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Charles Parish: Churchill Farms (A), Marrero - Estelle Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Charles Parish include: New Zion Baptist Church (A), Saint Pius Church (B), Saint Joichian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Little Lake (A), Bayou Manuel (B), Bayou Plat (C), Goelette Bay (D), Spoonbill Bay (E), Bay Dosgris (F), Bayou de Fleur (G), The Pen (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bayou Segnette (A), Bayou Boeuf (B), Bayou des Familles (C), Bayou aux Carpes (D), Whisky Bayou (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in St. Charles Parish include: Barataria Preserve (1), Bayou Segnette State Park (2), Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

5.5%
Louisiana:

6.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,134
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,150 (40.7% naturalized citizens)

St. Charles Parish:

4.0%
Whole state:

4.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 2010 or later: 512
  • 2000 to 2009: 609
  • 1990 to 1999: 475
  • 1980 to 1989: 246
  • 1970 to 1979: 214
  • Before 1970: 247
Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

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

St. Charles Parish marital status for males St. Charles Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 15,619
  • One, attached: 333
  • Two: 643
  • 3 or 4: 1,013
  • 5 to 9: 532
  • 10 to 19: 190
  • 20 to 49: 125
  • 50 or more: 38
  • Mobile homes: 2,025
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in St. Charles Parish with a mortgage: 8,142 (185 second mortgage, 652 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,224

Here:

57.1% with mortgage
State:

52.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for St. Charles Parish

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic21,6578
Evangelical Protestant3,81219
Black Protestant9436
Mainline Protestant9104
Other3282
None25,130-
St. Charles Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
St. Charles Parish:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

1.15 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
St. Charles Parish:

4.62 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 26
This county:

5.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
St. Charles Parish:

10.7%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
St. Charles Parish:

32.2%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.6%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in St. Charles Parish:

Average size of farms: 141 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85,544
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64,340
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.80%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,201
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.49
Vegetables: 50 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

St. Charles Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 1310351.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 49 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/13/2007, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 24 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

St. Charles Parish-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 146.7 miles away from St. Charles Parish center
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 343.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 203.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2000 at 06:46:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MS, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 133.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 141.1 miles away from St. Charles Parish center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 302.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • 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

The number of natural disasters in St. Charles Parish (1) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1

Class of Workers in 2016 (%)

Most common industries in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
Most common occupations in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

  • Honduras (32%)
  • India (10%)
  • Peru (9%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • Kenya (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Charles Parish (%):

  • French (except Basque) (17%)
  • American (7%)
  • German (5%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • English (3%)
  • French Canadian (2%)

St. Charles Parish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,409 (85.4%)
  • Carpooled: 2,549 (9.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 349 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 65 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 189 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 676 (2.6%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)


People in group quarters in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 246 people in nursing homes
  • 95 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 41 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

People in group quarters in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 504 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 86 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $63,791.

5.78% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,099 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.78%
Louisiana average:

6.57%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.48% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($29,073 average AGI)
1.29% relocated from other states ($10,026 average AGI)
St. Charles Parish:

1.29%
Louisiana average:

2.51%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jefferson Parish, LA  2.16% ($37,901 average AGI)
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA  0.76% ($34,077)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.37% ($35,829)
from Lafourche Parish, LA  0.20% ($37,526)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.18% ($37,029)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.13% ($46,280)
from Tangipahoa Parish, LA  0.13% ($53,400)


7.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.08%
Louisiana average:

6.57%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($28,526 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($12,274 average AGI)
St. Charles Parish:

1.65%
Louisiana average:

2.51%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Jefferson Parish, LA  2.52% ($32,921 average AGI)
to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA  0.61% ($31,284)
to Orleans Parish, LA  0.57% ($39,333)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.29% ($56,382)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA  0.28% ($52,585)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.20% ($24,632)
to Lafourche Parish, LA  0.19% ($36,944)

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

Births per 1000 population in St. Charles Parish

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 2014: 7.3

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Charles Parish

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Charles Parish

Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in St. Charles Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

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


Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,163 (4,881 aged, 1,282 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,171 (8%)

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Most common underlying causes of death in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (421)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (373)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (320)
  • Unspecified dementia (189)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (181)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (175)
  • Congestive heart failure (158)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (150)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (119)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (113)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,798
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 112
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,489

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,450
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 668
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 69.4. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 135.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 95.4
  • Other - 40.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 53,116
  • In family households: 46,542 (6,240 male householders, 7,405 female householders)
    9,694 spouses, 18,095 children (17,038 natural, 344 adopted, 710 stepchildren), 1,784 grandchildren, 630 brothers or sisters, 620 parents, 952 other relatives, 1,083 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,855 (2,571 male householders (1,957 living alone)), 2,165 female householders (1,851 living alone)), 1,101 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 605

Size of family households: 5,218 2-persons, 3,672 3-persons, 2,891 4-persons, 1,158 5-persons, 379 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,810 1-person, 865 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

7,466 married couples with children.
4,118 single-parent households (706 men, 3,412 women).

93.4% of residents of St. Charles speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% 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:

Births: 3,573
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,810
Here:

36 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +234
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +637
Here:  +13 per 1000 residents
State:  -20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in St. Charles Parish

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.5

Year house built

  • 2014 or later: 178
  • 2010 to 2013: 672
  • 2000 to 2009: 2,875
  • 1990 to 1999: 2,990
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,768
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,647
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,423
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,557
  • 1940 to 1949: 651
  • 1939 or earlier: 634
Note: State values scaled to St. Charles population
Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population
  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 20
  • 3 rooms: 280
  • 4 rooms: 902
  • 5 rooms: 2,727
  • 6 rooms: 3,465
  • 7 rooms: 2,616
  • 8 rooms: 2,429
  • 9+ rooms: 1,980
  • 1 room: 25
  • 2 rooms: 139
  • 3 rooms: 475
  • 4 rooms: 1,190
  • 5 rooms: 1,146
  • 6 rooms: 492
  • 7 rooms: 274
  • 8 rooms: 118
  • 9+ rooms: 56
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 105
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,342
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,019
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,345
  • 5+ bedrooms: 684
  • no bedroom: 25
  • 1 bedroom: 711
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,422
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,518
  • 4 bedrooms: 176
  • 5+ bedrooms: 71
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population
  • no vehicle: 412
  • 1 vehicle: 3,359
  • 2 vehicles: 6,668
  • 3 vehicles: 2,689
  • 4 vehicles: 1,085
  • 5+ vehicles: 229
  • no vehicle: 494
  • 1 vehicle: 1,782
  • 2 vehicles: 1,400
  • 3 vehicles: 248
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5+ vehicles: 0

91% of St. Charles Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Louisiana.

St. Charles Parish:

90.6%
State average:

86.4%

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

  • This state: 43,018
  • Other state: 7,602
  • Northeast: 1,167
  • Midwest: 1,230
  • South: 4,421
  • West: 750

Year Householders Moved Into Unit

Most commonly used house heating fuel in St. Charles Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (53.9%)
  • Utility gas (45.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.7%)
  • Wood (0.2%)
  • Electricity (80.6%)
  • Utility gas (19.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.4%)
  • No fuel used (0.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 844
Here:

13.5%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 314
Here:

9.7%
Louisiana:

17.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 218
Here:

8.7%
Louisiana:

17.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

St. Charles Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2006:

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,937,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,362,000
    Sewerage: $666,000
    Hospitals: $445,000
    Housing and Community Development: $413,000
    Water Utilities: $189,000
    Local Fire Protection: $22,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $24,281,000
    Police Protection: $13,191,000
    Regular Highways: $10,049,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,712,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,145,000
    General - Other: $6,666,000
    Sewerage: $6,063,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,738,000
    Financial Administration: $5,239,000
    Water Utilities: $5,142,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,034,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,796,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,763,000
    Libraries: $2,229,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,132,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,043,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,016,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,442,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,191,000
    Health - Other: $1,148,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,873,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $204,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Central Staff Services: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $2,632,000
    Police Protection: $364,000
    Libraries: $310,000
    Correctional Institutions: $219,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $208,000
    Parks and Recreation: $159,000
    General - Other: $116,000
    Central Staff Services: $107,000
    Financial Administration: $73,000
    Housing and Community Development: $44,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $46,346,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $334,000

St. Charles Parish government finances - Revenue in 2006:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $18,612,000
    Sewerage: $7,037,000
    All Other: $3,705,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,382,000
    Housing and Community Development: $173,000
    Parks and Recreation: $161,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $2,137,000
    All Other: $122,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,014,000
    Housing and Community Development: $94,000
    Public Welfare: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,681,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,321,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,170,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $461,000
    Sale of Property: $257,000
    Royalties: $125,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,011,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,532,000
    Public Welfare: $6,680,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,427,000
    Highways: $900,000
    Sewerage: $296,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $42,755,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,490,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $896,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $821,000
    Other Selective Sales: $190,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $61,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $15,000
    Other License: $5,000
    Amusements License: $4,000

St. Charles Parish government finances - Debt in 2006:

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $339,710,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $339,710,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $97,292,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,124,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,158,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,990,000

St. Charles Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,884,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $67,765,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $353,428,000

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 Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1994
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

St. Charles Parish Fatal accident statistics for 1995 - 2014
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 13 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED255$176,078179$180,084986$172,054102$50,5392$1,241,00051$117,92221$39,476
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$133,75031$167,67793$166,96817$53,7060$09$81,0003$71,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED57$187,61460$121,450360$161,37897$47,0310$026$102,80834$56,265
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN38$179,50024$182,875234$177,73912$106,5830$03$87,0002$87,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS12$146,4178$345,50074$176,5819$50,8890$06$101,5000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED33$228,33350$234,7200$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$211,86725$249,2401$153,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$218,9098$192,7500$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$168,00011$247,3640$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$251,0001$148,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most common first names in St. Charles Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Joseph23173.9 years
John18171.2 years
Mary17976.6 years
James15671.4 years
William12470.2 years
Charles11770.0 years
Robert11068.0 years
Marie9980.1 years
Edward9872.3 years
George9273.6 years
Most common last names in St. Charles Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith15271.3 years
Williams12771.1 years
Johnson11971.9 years
Brown9272.8 years
Dufrene9272.8 years
Madere8674.0 years
Vicknair8075.5 years
Matherne7775.6 years
Jones7370.3 years
Champagne7077.6 years
Businesses in St. Charles Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware2McDonald's3
Advance Auto Parts1Papa John's Pizza1
Best Western1Popeyes2
Blockbuster1Quiznos1
Burger King2Ramada2
CVS2Rue211
Circle K2SONIC Drive-In1
Comfort Inn2Sprint Nextel1
Curves2Taco Bell1
DHL2Tire Kingdom1
Decora Cabinetry1True Value2
Domino's Pizza2U-Haul1
FedEx10UPS2
GameStop1Waffle House1
H&R Block1Walgreens1
KFC1Walmart1
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's2
MasterBrand Cabinets2

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