Romeville vs St. James

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

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

St. James has the higher population (395 vs 12 in Romeville). Since 2019, St. James's population has grown faster (-46.2% vs -91.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Romeville	St. James
Population	12	395
Median age	—	55.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,750
Median home value	—	$168,800
Housing units	7	258
Homeownership rate	0.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	58.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Romeville	St. James
Population	139 → 12 (-91.4%)	734 → 395 (-46.2%)
Median household income	—	$32,344 → $36,750 (+13.6%)
Median home value	—	$123,000 → $168,800 (+37.2%)

Romeville

Population

13912

St. James

Population

734395

Median household income

$32,344$36,750

Median home value

$123,000$168,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Romeville	St. James
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	58.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	41.7%	24.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	22.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Romeville	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+

	Romeville	St. James
No high school diploma	100.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Romeville	St. James
Drove alone	100.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Romeville	St. James
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Romeville	St. James
Poverty rate	58.3%	12.4%
Average household size	1.71	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	—	1975