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St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of St. John the Baptist Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. John the Baptist Parish is a small Louisiana parish of 41,342 residents with a heavy industrial economic base, reflected in a GDP per capita of $66,746 against a median household income of $66,630 and median worker earnings of $37,309, suggesting capital-intensive industries drive output disproportionate to wages. The labor force is relatively small, with a 61.5% participation rate, 9.0% unemployment, and only 18.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The parish has seen a population decline of 4.8% over five years, while a 79.7% homeownership rate and median home value of $184,000 point to an established, lower-cost residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

41,342

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,630

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.8% since 2018

St. John the Baptist Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone23,210 (57.0%)
  • White Alone12,614 (31.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,893 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,301 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,215 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone362 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,203
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)371
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)157
  4. 4.Other Indo-European57
  5. 5.Arabic43

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,054

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,746

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,573
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,097
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,066
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,701
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,291

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,761
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,445
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,104
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,759
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,263

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.65×)2,088
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.20×)1,037
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)2,337
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)4,949
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)1,201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$184,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,118/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,272 (19.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,466 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,439 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,273 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,232 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999914 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,309

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,550 (81.9%)
  • Carpooled1,480 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,054 (6.4%)
  • Other272 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit106 (0.6%)
  • Walked63 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.