Franklin Parish vs St. James Parish

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

Franklin 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 19,590 in Franklin Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median household income ($64,536 vs $44,103 in Franklin Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median home value ($197,800 vs $117,200 in Franklin Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
Population	19,590	19,797
Median age	39.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,103	$64,536
Median home value	$117,200	$197,800
Median gross rent	$719	$821
Housing units	8,937	8,651
Homeownership rate	73.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
Population	20,238 → 19,590 (-3.2%)	21,308 → 19,797 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$35,282 → $44,103 (+25.0%)	$51,603 → $64,536 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $117,200 (+33.2%)	$158,500 → $197,800 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $719 (+22.5%)	$644 → $821 (+27.5%)

Franklin Parish

Population

20,23819,590

Median household income

$35,282$44,103

Median home value

$88,000$117,200

Median gross rent

$587$719

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)

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
Under 5	6.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.5%
75 and over	7.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	49.1%
Black or African American	28.7%	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
No high school diploma	21.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	41.1%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
Drove alone	80.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.3%
Other means	4.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
1-unit, detached	75.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Parish	St. James Parish
Poverty rate	25.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1977	1985