Concordia Parish vs St. James Parish

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

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

St. James Parish has the higher population (19,797 vs 18,325 in Concordia Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median household income ($64,536 vs $37,349 in Concordia Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median home value ($197,800 vs $102,400 in Concordia Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
Population	18,325	19,797
Median age	37.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,349	$64,536
Median home value	$102,400	$197,800
Median gross rent	$774	$821
Housing units	9,026	8,651
Homeownership rate	70.4%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
Population	19,778 → 18,325 (-7.3%)	21,308 → 19,797 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $37,349 (+14.9%)	$51,603 → $64,536 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $102,400 (+27.0%)	$158,500 → $197,800 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $774 (+21.7%)	$644 → $821 (+27.5%)

Concordia Parish

Population

19,77818,325

Median household income

$32,500$37,349

Median home value

$80,600$102,400

Median gross rent

$636$774

St. James Parish

Population

21,30819,797

Median household income

$51,603$64,536

Median home value

$158,500$197,800

Median gross rent

$644$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	49.1%
Black or African American	38.8%	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
No high school diploma	16.4%	11.4%
High school graduate	40.9%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
Drove alone	86.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	6.3%
Other means	2.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
1-unit, detached	69.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Concordia Parish	St. James Parish
Poverty rate	34.8%	10.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1976	1985