St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (LA)

Races in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana:

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

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

2012 air pollution in St. Charles Parish:

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

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: 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)

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 5122010 or later
• 6092000 to 2009
• 4751990 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: 15,619
• 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

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

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

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%

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)

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%

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

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: 46,542 (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:

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)

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 1782014 or later
• 6722010 to 2013
• 2,8752000 to 2009
• 2,9901990 to 1999
• 4,7681980 to 1989
• 3,6471970 to 1979
• 2,4231960 to 1969
• 1,5571950 to 1959
• 6511940 to 1949
• 6341939 or earlier

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 141 room
• 202 rooms
• 2803 rooms
• 9024 rooms
• 2,7275 rooms
• 3,4656 rooms
• 2,6167 rooms
• 2,4298 rooms
• 1,9809+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 251 room
• 1392 rooms
• 4753 rooms
• 1,1904 rooms
• 1,1465 rooms
• 4926 rooms
• 2747 rooms
• 1188 rooms
• 569+ rooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 14no bedroom
• 1051 bedroom
• 1,3422 bedrooms
• 8,0193 bedrooms
• 4,3454 bedrooms
• 6845+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 25no bedroom
• 7111 bedroom
• 1,4222 bedrooms
• 1,5183 bedrooms
• 1764 bedrooms
• 715+ bedrooms

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

• 412no vehicle
• 3,3591 vehicle
• 6,6682 vehicles
• 2,6893 vehicles
• 1,0854 vehicles
• 2295+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to St. Charles Parish population

• 494no vehicle
• 1,7821 vehicle
• 1,4002 vehicles
• 2483 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.6% 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.

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

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)"