Hester vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Hester and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

Hester and St. James are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hester has the higher population (756 vs 395 in St. James). Hester has the higher median household income ($142,571 vs $36,750 in St. James). Hester has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $168,800 in St. James).

Population, income & housing

	Hester	St. James
Population	756	395
Median age	37.1 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$142,571	$36,750
Median home value	$189,100	$168,800
Housing units	269	258
Homeownership rate	92.4%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hester	St. James
Population	327 → 756 (+131.2%)	734 → 395 (-46.2%)
Median household income	$99,323 → $142,571 (+43.5%)	$32,344 → $36,750 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$297,500 → $189,100 (-36.4%)	$123,000 → $168,800 (+37.2%)

Hester

Population

327756

Median household income

$99,323$142,571

Median home value

$297,500$189,100

St. James

Population

734395

Median household income

$32,344$36,750

Median home value

$123,000$168,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hester	St. James
Under 5	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	1.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	22.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	21.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	4.9%	24.8%
65 to 74	1.6%	22.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hester	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	22.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	78.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hester	St. James
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	18.9%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	64.7%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hester	St. James
Drove alone	80.9%	73.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hester	St. James
1-unit, detached	84.8%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Hester	St. James
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.4%
Average household size	3.04	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1998	1975