St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 34,36371.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,05129.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,2196.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5911.2%Asian alone
  • 5171.1%Two or more races
  • 1200.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 400.08%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $246,519

Here:	$246,519
State:	$213,997

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,638

Here:	$244,638
State:	$215,095

In 2-unit structures: $279,116

Here:	$279,116
State:	$274,975

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,262

Here:	$155,262
State:	$203,979

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,631

Here:	$218,631
State:	$247,539

Mobile homes: $97,051

Here:	$97,051
State:	$72,432

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,277 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $934 (0.5%)

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: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,779 (45.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4092010 or later
• 4602000 to 2009
• 2921990 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: 15,787
• One, attached: 302
• Two: 503
• 3 or 4: 1,050
• 5 to 9: 591
• 10 to 19: 202
• 20 to 49: 104
• 50 or more: 119
• Mobile homes: 2,047
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in St. Charles Parish with a mortgage: 8,944 (242 second mortgage, 643 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,176

Religion statistics for St. Charles Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in St. Charles Parish:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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

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 2014: 7.3

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:

• In family households: 46,591 (6,666 male householders, 7,375 female householders)

  9,916 spouses, 17,787 children (16,678 natural, 286 adopted, 820 stepchildren), 1,716 grandchildren, 560 brothers or sisters, 777 parents, 682 other relatives, 1,041 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,715 (2,413 male householders (1,983 living alone)), 2,387 female householders (2,076 living alone)), 916 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 606

Size of family households: 5,578 2-persons, 3,760 3-persons, 2,997 4-persons, 1,019 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,061 1-person, 643 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 29 4-persons.

7,386 married couples with children.
4,154 single-parent households (1,115 men, 3,039 women).

93.8% of residents of St. Charles speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
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:

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
• 1762014 or later
• 6672010 to 2013
• 2,6002000 to 2009
• 2,9711990 to 1999
• 4,5981980 to 1989
• 3,9941970 to 1979
• 2,4351960 to 1969
• 1,5751950 to 1959
• 7721940 to 1949
• 7371939 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
• 201 room
• 232 rooms
• 2493 rooms
• 8914 rooms
• 2,7495 rooms
• 3,6296 rooms
• 3,2577 rooms
• 2,4418 rooms
• 1,9629+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 231 room
• 1362 rooms
• 4893 rooms
• 1,1714 rooms
• 1,0605 rooms
• 5306 rooms
• 1527 rooms
• 648 rooms
• 1329+ rooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 19no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 1,2662 bedrooms
• 8,3233 bedrooms
• 4,7724 bedrooms
• 7985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
• 22no bedroom
• 7521 bedroom
• 1,3762 bedrooms
• 1,3503 bedrooms
• 1484 bedrooms
• 795+ 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
• 464no vehicle
• 3,5051 vehicle
• 6,8002 vehicles
• 2,9653 vehicles
• 1,1764 vehicles
• 2655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in St. Charles Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 430no vehicle
• 1,9141 vehicle
• 1,0772 vehicles
• 3333 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.8% 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, 77% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 43,669
• Other state: 7,224
• Northeast: 1,022
• Midwest: 1,324
• South: 4,173
• West: 702

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

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