Chalmette

Population: 22,447
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $203,800

Located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Chalmette is a community with a population of 22,447. The median household income of $56,875 is in line with the St. Bernard Parish median ($57,638).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chalmette's population declined 5.9% from 23,851 to 22,447, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $152,900 to $203,800.

14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,447
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $203,800
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 8,768
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,85122,447

Median household income

$43,976$56,875

Median home value

$152,900$203,800

Median gross rent

$960$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,851	$43,976	$152,900	$960
2020	23,111	$47,337	$155,300	$961
2021	21,981	$49,047	$164,000	$972
2022	22,192	$55,655	$192,800	$1,047
2023	22,447	$56,875	$203,800	$1,089

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,605	7.2%
5 to 17	4,483	20.0%
18 to 24	1,891	8.4%
25 to 34	3,468	15.4%
35 to 44	3,375	15.0%
45 to 54	2,356	10.5%
55 to 64	2,647	11.8%
65 to 74	1,716	7.6%
75 and over	906	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,424	55.3%
Black or African American	5,901	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	101	0.4%
Asian	431	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	888	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,680	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,474	17.1%
High school graduate	4,042	27.9%
Some college or associate's	5,819	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,358	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	775	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,374	80.6%
Carpooled	837	9.1%
Public transit	29	0.3%
Walked	57	0.6%
Bicycle	68	0.7%
Worked from home	595	6.5%
Other means	189	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,252	26.3%
15 to 29 min	2,130	24.9%
30 to 44 min	2,456	28.7%
45 to 59 min	1,080	12.6%
60+ min	636	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 24.5% (5,421 of 22,118)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,287	66.9%
Nonfamily households	2,613	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,900	90.1%
Vacant	868	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,734	59.9%
Renter-occupied	3,166	40.1%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,685	64.8%
1-unit, attached	1,121	12.8%
2 to 4 units	887	10.1%
5 to 19 units	513	5.9%
20 or more units	247	2.8%
Mobile home & other	315	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2214135
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.79 sq mi
Center point: 29.9440, -89.9660