Caldwell Parish vs St. Helena Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell Parish and St. Helena Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Caldwell Parish and St. Helena Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Helena Parish has the higher population (10,849 vs 9,563 in Caldwell Parish). St. Helena Parish has the higher median household income ($50,193 vs $44,957 in Caldwell Parish). St. Helena Parish has the higher median home value ($106,400 vs $106,000 in Caldwell Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
Population	9,563	10,849
Median age	40.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,957	$50,193
Median home value	$106,000	$106,400
Median gross rent	$756	$802
Housing units	4,644	5,310
Homeownership rate	69.0%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	21.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
Population	9,992 → 9,563 (-4.3%)	10,297 → 10,849 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$37,691 → $44,957 (+19.3%)	$43,886 → $50,193 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$77,300 → $106,000 (+37.1%)	$100,100 → $106,400 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $756 (+23.7%)	$656 → $802 (+22.3%)

Caldwell Parish

Population

9,9929,563

Median household income

$37,691$44,957

Median home value

$77,300$106,000

Median gross rent

$611$756

St. Helena Parish

Population

10,29710,849

Median household income

$43,886$50,193

Median home value

$100,100$106,400

Median gross rent

$656$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	17.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.1%
75 and over	7.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	44.4%
Black or African American	18.2%	50.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
No high school diploma	17.2%	18.9%
High school graduate	48.0%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
Drove alone	86.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.8%	1.6%
Other means	3.8%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
1-unit, detached	53.3%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	43.6%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell Parish	St. Helena Parish
Poverty rate	25.4%	30.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	37
Median year structure built	1988	1986