St. James Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	14%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%).

Type of workers:

St. James Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in St. James Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 10,228	(48.2%)
Females: 10,988	(51.8%)

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St. James Parish:	3.0 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,332
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$272
State:	$494

St. James Parish:	$114,142
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $150,698

Here:	$150,698
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,779

Here:	$105,779
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $21,104

Here:	$21,104
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $35,226

Here:	$35,226
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,442

Here:	$175,442
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $36,360

Here:	$36,360
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$47,390

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 134
• Thefts: 363
• Auto thefts: 25

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 158
• Burglaries: 154
• Thefts: 402
• Auto thefts: 29

This county:	20.7%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. James Parish is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $706 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lutcher, South Vacherie, Gramercy, North Vacherie.

2005 air pollution in St. James Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.103 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ascension Parish , Assumption Parish , Lafourche Parish , St. John the Baptist Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. James Parish: Caribu Landing (A), Caribo Landing (B), Saint Cecil Landing (C), Saint Clair Landing (D), Saint James Landing (E), Saint Joseph Plantation (F), Olga Landing (G), Mount Airy Landing (H), Arcadia Landing (I), Armant Landing (J), Oak Alley Plantation (K), Oak Alley Landing (L), Welham Landing (M), Welham Plantation (N), Lily Landing (O), Dubon Spur (P), Salsburg Landing (Q), Salbury Landing (R), Wilton Landing (S), Jamestown Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. James Parish include: Highway Church (A), Mount Calvary Church (B), Mount Olive Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Burton Lane Church (E), Saint Joseph Church (F), Saint Michaels Church (G), Saint Paul Church (H), Sweet View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Saint James Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Celestin Cemetery (4), Philippian Cemetery (5), Mount Calvary Cemetery (6), Saint Michael Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Sportsman Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutgrass Coulee (A), Pirogue, Bayou (B), Petit Chackbay, Bayou (C), Bayou Des Jones (D), Andre David, Bayou (E), Tchackehou Bayou (F), Fusil, Bayou (G), Napoleon, Bayou (H), Traverse, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in St. James Parish: Saint Michaels Church Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Hester Post Office (A), Paulina Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.8%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 712
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 44 (50% naturalized citizens)

St. James Parish:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,394
• One, attached: 76
• Two: 355
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 42
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 1,587
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in St. James Parish with a mortgage: 1,909 (148 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,573

Here:	42.6% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

St. James Parish-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.4 miles away from St. James Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,093 (81%) Carpooled: 1,129 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 162 (2%) Other means: 48 (1%) Worked at home: 89 (1%)

6.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.62%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.02% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($29,233 average AGI)
0.60% relocated from other states ($3,008 average AGI)

St. James Parish:	0.60%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Orleans Parish, LA	2.14% ($28,279 average AGI)
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	1.21% ($39,613)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.67% ($26,269)
from Ascension Parish, LA	0.60% ($30,087)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.27% ($39,143)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.25% ($35,632)
from Lafourche Parish, LA	0.22% ($26,647)

4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($27,777 average AGI)
1.08% relocated to other states ($5,177 average AGI)

St. James Parish:	1.08%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Ascension Parish, LA	1.04% ($36,734 average AGI)
to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.79% ($36,233)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.40% ($36,233)
to Lafourche Parish, LA	0.34% ($46,462)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.32% ($27,875)
to St. Charles Parish, LA	0.17% ($32,692)
to Harris County, TX	0.16% ($12,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,028 (2,522 aged, 506 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,362 (3,954 male householders, 1,610 female householders)

  3,930 spouses, 7,858 children (7,498 natural, 83 adopted, 277 stepchildren), 981 grandchildren, 199 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 407 other relatives, 261 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,590 (686 male householders (611 living alone)), 749 female householders (675 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 264 (261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,747 2-persons, 1,363 3-persons, 1,280 4-persons, 711 5-persons, 277 6-persons, 186 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,286 1-person, 135 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

93.5% of residents of St. James Parish speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $113,604,000 ($5372 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $766,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,001,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,413,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $874,000
Federal grants: $26,809,000
Federal procurement contracts: $580,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,927,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $484,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,074,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,671,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.88 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

79% of St. James Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Louisiana.

St. James Parish:	78.8%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 20475
• Northeast: 56
• Midwest: 129
• South: 398
• West: 85

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,000

Here:	20.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	16.4%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	14.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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