St. Charles Parish, LA Demographic Data
St. Charles Parish, LA Summary
St. Charles Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 52,693
- Area: 410.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 279.08 sq. miles
- Water Area: 131.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 128.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5.25 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. Charles Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
26,925
51%
50.8
Male
25,783
49%
49.2
Total Population
52,708
323,128,000
St. Charles Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,289
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,839
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,792
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,909
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,173
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,750
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,815
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,065
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,152
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,920
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,623
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,736
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
645
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
39,344
74.6%
77.2
Female
20,297
51.6%
51.3
Male
19,047
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
37,121
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,614
14.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,004
11.4%
15.2
Female
3,225
53.7%
55.8
Male
2,779
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
St. Charles Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
52,131
98.9%
96.8
White
37,063
70.3%
72.6
Black or African American
13,895
26.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
120
0.2%
0.8
Asian
523
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
171
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
143
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
64
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
88
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
57
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
516
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
577
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,998
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
754
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
317
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
125
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,802
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
49,710
94.3%
82.2
St. Charles Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,393
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,060
8.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,390
35.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,888
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,806
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,320
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,849
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,453
12.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
30,253
87.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,169
20.6%
31.2
St. Charles Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,520
32.4%
33.7%
Now Married
20,760
49.7%
47.5
Divorced
4,777
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
520
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,211
5.3
5.8%
St. Charles Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
46,097
93.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,322
6.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,295
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
701
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
212
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
114
0.2%
1.1%
St. Charles Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,191
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
850
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,666
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,834
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,957
10.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,173
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,475
13.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,228
17.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,548
8.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
664
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
61,691
57,617
Per capita income
28,146
31,128
St. Charles Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
332
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,136
8.7%
9.8
Construction
2,298
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,245
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,192
4.9%
6.6
Information
268
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,033
12.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,264
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,159
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
861
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,538
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,178
8.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
949
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,177
13.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,705
31.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,216
13.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,080
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,275
17.5%
18.1%
St. Charles Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
24,021
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
20,826
86.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,013
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.1%
5.1
Walked
174
0.7%
2.7
Other means
414
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
578
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
St. Charles Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
917
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,176
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,297
44.6%
37.1
3 or more
4,196
22.6%
21.0
St. Charles Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,586
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,753
79.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,833
20.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,703
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
St. Charles Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,289
1 room
177
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
202
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
876
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,459
12.1%
16.5
5 rooms
4,335
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
4,248
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
3,224
15.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,600
12.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,168
10.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
St. Charles Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,289
1-unit, detached
15,404
75.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
362
1.8%
5.9
2-units
611
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
955
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
525
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
193
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
165
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,046
10.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
28
0.1%
0.1
St. Charles Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
614
3.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
727
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,565
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,425
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,619
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,699
23.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,007
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,095
15.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
488
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
50
0.2%
1.4%
St. Charles Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,507
40.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
103
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
10,902
58.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
21
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.0%
0.1
Wood
30
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
6
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.1%
1.1
St. Charles Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,556
47295100.0
Less than $500
92
1.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
250
2.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
388
4.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,085
12.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,761
20.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,306
27.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,674
31.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,359
51.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,190
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
916
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
446
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,564
18.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
81
0.0%
0.0%
St. Charles Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,515
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
10
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
1.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
253
7.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
432
12.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
966
27.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,817
51.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
318
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
897
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
419
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
580
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
451
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
365
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
241
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,420
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
357
0.0%
0.0%
St. Charles Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,753
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,326
9.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,426
9.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,949
13.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,124
21.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,543
30.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,010
13.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
279
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
96
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
190,200
205,000