Richland Parish vs St. James Parish

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

Richland 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.

Richland Parish has the higher population (19,908 vs 19,797 in St. James Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median household income ($64,536 vs $52,960 in Richland Parish). St. James Parish has the higher median home value ($197,800 vs $124,500 in Richland Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
Population	19,908	19,797
Median age	39.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,960	$64,536
Median home value	$124,500	$197,800
Median gross rent	$836	$821
Housing units	8,698	8,651
Homeownership rate	67.0%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
Population	20,350 → 19,908 (-2.2%)	21,308 → 19,797 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$34,029 → $52,960 (+55.6%)	$51,603 → $64,536 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $124,500 (+35.5%)	$158,500 → $197,800 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $836 (+36.8%)	$644 → $821 (+27.5%)

Richland Parish

Population

20,35019,908

Median household income

$34,029$52,960

Median home value

$91,900$124,500

Median gross rent

$611$836

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)

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.5%
75 and over	6.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	49.1%
Black or African American	36.0%	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
No high school diploma	20.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
Drove alone	80.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
1-unit, detached	68.9%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Richland Parish	St. James Parish
Poverty rate	23.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1979	1985