Madison Parish vs St. Helena Parish

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

Madison 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 9,757 in Madison Parish). St. Helena Parish has the higher median household income ($50,193 vs $37,267 in Madison Parish). St. Helena Parish has the higher median home value ($106,400 vs $90,600 in Madison Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
Population	9,757	10,849
Median age	34.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,267	$50,193
Median home value	$90,600	$106,400
Median gross rent	$625	$802
Housing units	4,388	5,310
Homeownership rate	56.4%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	21.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
Population	11,306 → 9,757 (-13.7%)	10,297 → 10,849 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$30,350 → $37,267 (+22.8%)	$43,886 → $50,193 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $90,600 (+16.0%)	$100,100 → $106,400 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $625 (+1.5%)	$656 → $802 (+22.3%)

Madison Parish

Population

11,3069,757

Median household income

$30,350$37,267

Median home value

$78,100$90,600

Median gross rent

$616$625

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)

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
Under 5	7.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.1%
75 and over	6.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	44.4%
Black or African American	62.6%	50.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
No high school diploma	23.9%	18.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
Drove alone	83.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.1%	2.5%
Walked	0.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.6%
Other means	3.1%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
1-unit, detached	70.4%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	43.6%

Poverty & households

	Madison Parish	St. Helena Parish
Poverty rate	36.7%	30.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	18	37
Median year structure built	1976	1986