St. Joseph vs Waterproof

A side-by-side comparison of St. Joseph and Waterproof: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Joseph has the higher population (709 vs 573 in Waterproof). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($33,864 vs $24,286 in Waterproof). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($56,100 vs $48,400 in Waterproof).

Population, income & housing

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
Population	709	573
Median age	49.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,864	$24,286
Median home value	$56,100	$48,400
Median gross rent	$746	$474
Housing units	436	332
Homeownership rate	63.5%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
Population	915 → 709 (-22.5%)	775 → 573 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$21,496 → $33,864 (+57.5%)	$25,250 → $24,286 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$37,800 → $56,100 (+48.4%)	$54,200 → $48,400 (-10.7%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $746 (+32.3%)	$489 → $474 (-3.1%)

St. Joseph

Population

915709

Median household income

$21,496$33,864

Median home value

$37,800$56,100

Median gross rent

$564$746

Waterproof

Population

775573

Median household income

$25,250$24,286

Median home value

$54,200$48,400

Median gross rent

$489$474

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
Under 5	1.4%	9.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	14.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	2.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	5.4%
55 to 64	19.5%	6.3%
65 to 74	18.3%	15.5%
75 and over	4.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	4.7%
Black or African American	70.5%	90.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
No high school diploma	16.2%	17.7%
High school graduate	58.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
Drove alone	73.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	13.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.0%
Other means	6.5%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
1-unit, detached	92.4%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	St. Joseph	Waterproof
Poverty rate	41.3%	67.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	28
Median year structure built	1966	1970