St. James Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,103 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 438 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 373 | 6.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,967 | 48.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,613 | 26.4 |
| College or graduate school | 712 | 11.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 12,840 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,184 | 9.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,162 | 16.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,802 | 45.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,034 | 15.8 |
| Associate degree | 366 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 840 | 6.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 452 | 3.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 16,154 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,038 | 31.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,375 | 51.8 |
| Separated | 404 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 1,115 | 6.9 |
Female | 940 | 5.8 |
| Divorced | 1,222 | 7.6 |
Female | 656 | 4.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 742 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 323 | 43.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,943 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,469 | 9.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,755 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 415 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 11,418 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,316 | 20.3 |
Percent employed | 46.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,102 | 79.7 |
Percent employed | 66.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,293 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,071 | 46.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 19,735 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,547 | 78.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,176 | 21.2 |
Same county | 2,960 | 15.0 |
Different county | 1,216 | 6.2 |
Same state | 973 | 4.9 |
Different state | 243 | 1.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 12 | 0.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 21,216 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,172 | 99.8 |
Born in United States | 21,143 | 99.7 |
State of residence | 20,475 | 96.5 |
Different state | 668 | 3.1 |
Born outside United States | 29 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 44 | 0.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 7 | 0.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 22 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 22 | 0.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 44 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 12 | 27.3 |
| Asia | 20 | 45.5 |
| Africa | 5 | 11.4 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 7 | 15.9 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 19,735 | 100.0 |
| English only | 18,461 | 93.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,274 | 6.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 378 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 133 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 15 | 0.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,109 | 5.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 361 | 1.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 27 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 21,216 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 19,231 | 90.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 0 | 0.0 |
| English | 200 | 0.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,825 | 18.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 982 | 4.6 |
| German | 1,502 | 7.1 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 242 | 1.1 |
| Italian | 741 | 3.5 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 18 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 27 | 0.1 |
| Scottish | 52 | 0.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 341 | 1.6 |
| Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,387 | 6.5 |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 15 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 9,860 | 46.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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