St. James Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,297
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,984
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,246 (it was 1,008 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 246 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 82 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.8%), Manufacturing (19.9%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 9,78349.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9,70048.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3711.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 390.2%Two or more races
- 40.02%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 40.6 years |
| Louisiana median age: | 38.0 years |
| Males: 9,758 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 10,486 |  (51.8%) |
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| St. James Parish: | 2.0 people |
| Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $54,649 ($35,277 in 1999)
| This county: | $54,649 |
| Louisiana: | $52,087 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $525 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $731)
| This county: | $525 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $185,819 (it was $69,300 in 2000)
| St. James: | $185,819 |
| Louisiana: | $192,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,367
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $353
Institutionalized population: 199
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 5
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 100
- Burglaries: 62
- Thefts: 202
- Auto thefts: 28
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 49
- Burglaries: 33
- Thefts: 221
- Auto thefts: 25
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 52 buildings, average cost: $333,400
- 2020: 49 buildings, average cost: $291,300
- 2019: 38 buildings, average cost: $288,100
- 2018: 63 buildings, average cost: $275,200
- 2017: 55 buildings, average cost: $272,600
- 2016: 41 buildings, average cost: $282,100
- 2015: 43 buildings, average cost: $265,000
- 2014: 47 buildings, average cost: $263,500
- 2013: 53 buildings, average cost: $233,300
- 2012: 47 buildings, average cost: $250,500
- 2011: 126 buildings, average cost: $111,800
- 2010: 36 buildings, average cost: $227,700
- 2009: 41 buildings, average cost: $214,300
- 2008: 47 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2007: 55 buildings, average cost: $194,600
- 2006: 185 buildings, average cost: $172,000
- 2005: 172 buildings, average cost: $101,900
- 2004: 94 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 2003: 29 buildings, average cost: $126,400
- 2002: 31 buildings, average cost: $134,300
- 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $127,900
- 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $98,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,329 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $654 (0.4%)
| St. James Parish: | 12.5% |
| Louisiana: | 19.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 40.6 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.2 years old, Black residents: 39.0 years old, Asian residents: 2.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.5 years old, Other race residents: 36.3 years old)
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, Grand Point, North Vacherie, Paulina, Union, St. James, Welcome, Convent.
2019 air pollution in St. James Parish:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Local government website: www.stjamesla.com
Neighboring counties: Bay County, Florida 
, Bastrop County, Texas 
, Iberia Parish , St. Bernard Parish , St. Martin Parish , Suwannee County, Florida , Fort Bend County, Texas , Wharton County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Louisiana: | 3.3% |
Current college students: 712
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 341 (54.8% naturalized citizens)
| St. James Parish: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 622010 or later
- 612000 to 2009
- 401990 to 1999
- 71980 to 1989
- 281970 to 1979
- 2Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,333
- Two: 374
- 3 or 4: 286
- 5 to 9: 66
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 1,611
Housing units in St. James Parish with a mortgage: 2,782 (128 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
| Here: | 3.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for St. James Parish
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 13,947 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 2,857 | 3 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 340 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 120 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 4,837 | - |
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: 7
| St. James Parish: | 3.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| St. James Parish: | 5.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
| This county: | 3.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| St. James Parish: | 12.4% |
| Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| St. James Parish: | 33.4% |
| State: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.9% |
| State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in St. James Parish:
Average size of farms: 765 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $386,211
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $804.87
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $265,986
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $255,859
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 46.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.69
Vegetables: 18 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
St. James Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 362.6 miles away from St. James Parish 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 221.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 195.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 251.3 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 150.4 miles away from St. James 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 311.6 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 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 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. James Parish (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,766 (85.2%)
- Carpooled: 499 (5.5%)
- Bus: 43 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 148 (1.6%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.1%)
- Walked: 112 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 448 (4.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (20%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (40%)
- Mexico (23%)
- Canada (8%)
- Bahamas (6%)
- Honduras (6%)
- Cuba (5%)
- West Indies (3%)
- American (19%)
- French (except Basque) (7%)
- English (4%)
- German (2%)
- French Canadian (1%)
- Cajun (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in St. James Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 92 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 72 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 35 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in St. James Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 102 people in nursing homes
- 83 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 73 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6 people in religious group quarters
3.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,490 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.93% |
| Louisiana average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.52% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($38,268 average AGI)
0.41% relocated from other states ($4,222 average AGI)
St. James Parish: 0.41% Louisiana average: 2.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA |  1.05% ($37,354 average AGI) |
| from Ascension Parish, LA | 0.67% ($57,231) |
| from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 0.37% ($22,724) |
| from Lafourche Parish, LA | 0.30% ($48,174) |
5.77% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,138 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.77% |
| Louisiana average: | 7.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($34,764 average AGI)
0.82% relocated to other states ($7,373 average AGI)
St. James Parish: 0.82% Louisiana average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Ascension Parish, LA | 1.99% ($50,772 average AGI) |
| to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 0.87% ($37,899) |
| to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 0.55% ($25,932) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,373 (2,701 aged, 672 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 519 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in St. James Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (227)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (206)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (204)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (34)
- Congestive heart failure (32)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (21)
- Unspecified dementia (13)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (11)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,215
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 76
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,133
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,641
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 931
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,244- Male householders: 3,742 (1,075 living alone), Female householders: 3,856 (859 living alone)
3,668 spouses (3,660 opposite-sex spouses), 289 unmarried partners, (289 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,337 children (6,017 natural, 95 adopted, 221 stepchildren), 1,154 grandchildren, 289 brothers or sisters, 168 parents, 0 foster children, 472 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 198
Size of family households: 2,379 2-persons, 1,344 3-persons, 1,206 4-persons, 530 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,940 1-person, 87 2-persons.
2,384 married couples with children.
1,269 single-parent households (252 men, 1,017 women).
98.1% of residents of St. James speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $113,604,000 ($5,372 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,688| Here: | 80 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 967
| Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -746
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- 72020 or later
- 1,3502010 to 2019
- 1,4812000 to 2009
- 8851990 to 1999
- 1,1681980 to 1989
- 1,3641970 to 1979
- 1,0451960 to 1969
- 6371950 to 1959
- 2831940 to 1949
- 4971939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- 71 room
- 42 rooms
- 1143 rooms
- 5584 rooms
- 1,2645 rooms
- 1,4036 rooms
- 1,2227 rooms
- 1,0168 rooms
- 7049+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- 401 room
- 02 rooms
- 1983 rooms
- 2914 rooms
- 3645 rooms
- 2526 rooms
- 1107 rooms
- 438 rooms
- 509+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- 7no bedroom
- 251 bedroom
- 7322 bedrooms
- 4,2853 bedrooms
- 1,0464 bedrooms
- 1775+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- 40no bedroom
- 971 bedroom
- 5182 bedrooms
- 5753 bedrooms
- 1094 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in St. James Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 291no vehicle
- 1,7311 vehicle
- 2,6372 vehicles
- 1,1493 vehicles
- 2674 vehicles
- 2265+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in St. James Parish in renter-occupied apartments
- 395no vehicle
- 6301 vehicle
- 1802 vehicles
- 913 vehicles
- 304 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
94.5% of St. James Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Louisiana.
| St. James Parish: | 94.5% |
| State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18,720
- Other state: 1,169
- Northeast: 105
- Midwest: 209
- South: 682
- West: 171
- 61.8%Electricity
- 38.1%Utility gas
- 72.1%Electricity
- 27.1%Utility gas
- 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 391
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Louisiana: | 19.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Louisiana: | 17.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Louisiana: | 18.2% |
St. James Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,681,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $55,813,000
Hospital Public: $49,030,000
Other: $1,640,000
Other: $1,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $700,000
Solid Waste Management: $607,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Sewerage: $26,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $3,005,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,815,000
Regular Highways: $1,075,000
Police Protection: $380,000
Correctional Institutions: $228,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Hospitals: $107,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Sewerage: $70,000
General - Other: $57,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
Parks and Recreation: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $50,561,000
Hospitals: $26,554,000
Police Protection: $11,107,000
Police Protection: $5,899,000
Financial Administration: $4,481,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,387,000
General - Other: $2,719,000
Regular Highways: $2,327,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,089,000
Gas Utilities: $2,024,000
Water Utilities: $1,964,000
Central Staff Services: $1,799,000
Health - Other: $1,782,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,669,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,629,000
General Public Buildings: $1,596,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,400,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,093,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,081,000
Libraries: $960,000
Transit Utilities: $867,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $760,000
Local Fire Protection: $555,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Sewerage: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
Education: $756,000
Other: $661,000
Natural Resources: $400,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,414,000
Interest on Debt: $512,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,092,000
Other: $350,000
Other: $262,000
Health and Hospitals: $51,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,115,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,570,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,210,000
Interest Earnings: $1,066,000
Interest Earnings: $839,000
Fines and Forfeits: $645,000
Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $431,000
General Public Building: $361,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Hospitals: $160,000
Correctional Institutions: $135,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
General - Other: $85,000
Libraries: $69,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,910,000
Cash and Securities: $52,471,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,626,000
Water Utilities: $2,547,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,166,331,000
Cash and Securities: $13,544,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,361,000
Public Welfare: $3,388,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,771,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,349,000
Transit Utilities: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $424,000
Highways: $261,000
General Local Government Support: $142,000
Water Utilities: $96,000
Health and Hospitals: $57,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $32,305,000
Property: $13,606,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,542,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $769,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,775,000
: $17,832,000
St. James Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,681,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $55,813,000
Hospital Public: $49,030,000
Other: $1,640,000
Other: $1,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $700,000
Solid Waste Management: $607,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Sewerage: $26,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $3,005,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,815,000
Regular Highways: $1,075,000
Police Protection: $380,000
Correctional Institutions: $228,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Hospitals: $107,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Sewerage: $70,000
General - Other: $57,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
Parks and Recreation: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $50,561,000
Hospitals: $26,554,000
Police Protection: $11,107,000
Police Protection: $5,899,000
Financial Administration: $4,481,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,387,000
General - Other: $2,719,000
Regular Highways: $2,327,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,089,000
Gas Utilities: $2,024,000
Water Utilities: $1,964,000
Central Staff Services: $1,799,000
Health - Other: $1,782,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,669,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,629,000
General Public Buildings: $1,596,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,400,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,093,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,081,000
Libraries: $960,000
Transit Utilities: $867,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $760,000
Local Fire Protection: $555,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Sewerage: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
Education: $756,000
Other: $661,000
Natural Resources: $400,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,414,000
Interest on Debt: $512,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,092,000
Other: $350,000
Other: $262,000
Health and Hospitals: $51,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,115,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,570,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,210,000
Interest Earnings: $1,066,000
Interest Earnings: $839,000
Fines and Forfeits: $645,000
Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $431,000
General Public Building: $361,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Hospitals: $160,000
Correctional Institutions: $135,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
General - Other: $85,000
Libraries: $69,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,910,000
Cash and Securities: $52,471,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,626,000
Water Utilities: $2,547,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,166,331,000
Cash and Securities: $13,544,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,361,000
Public Welfare: $3,388,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,771,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,349,000
Transit Utilities: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $424,000
Highways: $261,000
General Local Government Support: $142,000
Water Utilities: $96,000
Health and Hospitals: $57,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $32,305,000
Property: $13,606,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,542,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $769,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,775,000
: $17,832,000
St. James Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,681,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $55,813,000
Hospital Public: $49,030,000
Other: $1,640,000
Other: $1,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $700,000
Solid Waste Management: $607,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Sewerage: $26,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $3,005,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,815,000
Regular Highways: $1,075,000
Police Protection: $380,000
Correctional Institutions: $228,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Hospitals: $107,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Sewerage: $70,000
General - Other: $57,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
Parks and Recreation: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $50,561,000
Hospitals: $26,554,000
Police Protection: $11,107,000
Police Protection: $5,899,000
Financial Administration: $4,481,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,387,000
General - Other: $2,719,000
Regular Highways: $2,327,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,089,000
Gas Utilities: $2,024,000
Water Utilities: $1,964,000
Central Staff Services: $1,799,000
Health - Other: $1,782,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,669,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,629,000
General Public Buildings: $1,596,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,400,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,093,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,081,000
Libraries: $960,000
Transit Utilities: $867,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $760,000
Local Fire Protection: $555,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Sewerage: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
Education: $756,000
Other: $661,000
Natural Resources: $400,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,414,000
Interest on Debt: $512,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,092,000
Other: $350,000
Other: $262,000
Health and Hospitals: $51,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,115,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,570,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,210,000
Interest Earnings: $1,066,000
Interest Earnings: $839,000
Fines and Forfeits: $645,000
Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $431,000
General Public Building: $361,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Hospitals: $160,000
Correctional Institutions: $135,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
General - Other: $85,000
Libraries: $69,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,910,000
Cash and Securities: $52,471,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,626,000
Water Utilities: $2,547,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,166,331,000
Cash and Securities: $13,544,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,361,000
Public Welfare: $3,388,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,771,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,349,000
Transit Utilities: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $424,000
Highways: $261,000
General Local Government Support: $142,000
Water Utilities: $96,000
Health and Hospitals: $57,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $32,305,000
Property: $13,606,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,542,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $769,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,775,000
: $17,832,000
St. James Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,681,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $55,813,000
Hospital Public: $49,030,000
Other: $1,640,000
Other: $1,165,000
Housing and Community Development: $700,000
Solid Waste Management: $607,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Sewerage: $26,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $3,005,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,815,000
Regular Highways: $1,075,000
Police Protection: $380,000
Correctional Institutions: $228,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Hospitals: $107,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Sewerage: $70,000
General - Other: $57,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
Parks and Recreation: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $50,561,000
Hospitals: $26,554,000
Police Protection: $11,107,000
Police Protection: $5,899,000
Financial Administration: $4,481,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,387,000
General - Other: $2,719,000
Regular Highways: $2,327,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,089,000
Gas Utilities: $2,024,000
Water Utilities: $1,964,000
Central Staff Services: $1,799,000
Health - Other: $1,782,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,669,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,629,000
General Public Buildings: $1,596,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,400,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,093,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,081,000
Libraries: $960,000
Transit Utilities: $867,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $760,000
Local Fire Protection: $555,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Sewerage: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,217,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
Education: $756,000
Other: $661,000
Natural Resources: $400,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,414,000
Interest on Debt: $512,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,092,000
Other: $350,000
Other: $262,000
Health and Hospitals: $51,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,140,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,685,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,115,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,905,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,570,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,210,000
Interest Earnings: $1,066,000
Interest Earnings: $839,000
Fines and Forfeits: $645,000
Fines and Forfeits: $256,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $431,000
General Public Building: $361,000
Police Protection: $225,000
Hospitals: $160,000
Correctional Institutions: $135,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
General - Other: $85,000
Libraries: $69,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,910,000
Cash and Securities: $52,471,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,626,000
Water Utilities: $2,547,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,166,331,000
Cash and Securities: $13,544,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,361,000
Public Welfare: $3,388,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,771,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,349,000
Transit Utilities: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $424,000
Highways: $261,000
General Local Government Support: $142,000
Water Utilities: $96,000
Health and Hospitals: $57,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $32,305,000
Property: $13,606,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,542,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $769,000
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,775,000
: $17,832,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 724
- Number of aged recipients: 75
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 649
- Number of recipients under 18: 128
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 439
- Number of recipients older than 64: 157
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 256
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 356
| Most common first names in St. James Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph | 93 | 74.0 years |
| John | 57 | 71.6 years |
| Marie | 56 | 83.0 years |
| James | 50 | 69.5 years |
| Mary | 49 | 77.2 years |
| Robert | 33 | 68.5 years |
| Louis | 31 | 74.2 years |
| Henry | 29 | 77.2 years |
| Edward | 29 | 68.1 years |
| Willie | 27 | 72.6 years |
| Most common last names in St. James Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Bourgeois | 72 | 75.1 years |
| Becnel | 68 | 76.5 years |
| Oubre | 62 | 78.9 years |
| Waguespack | 61 | 82.1 years |
| Williams | 53 | 70.6 years |
| Johnson | 52 | 69.5 years |
| Roussel | 50 | 75.5 years |
| Schexnayder | 48 | 78.0 years |
| Hymel | 46 | 80.1 years |
| Simon | 44 | 80.2 years |
| Businesses in St. James Parish, LA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | |||
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- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"