Convent

Population: 615
Median home value: $27,200

Convent is a community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, home to 615 residents. Its median home value of $27,200 runs below the St. James Parish figure of $197,800.

From 2019 to 2023, Convent's population grew 37.9% from 446 to 615, while its median home value fell 83.4% from $163,900 to $27,200.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 615
Median age: 24.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $27,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 269
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

446615

Median household income

$56,806$41,042

Median home value

$163,900$27,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	446	—	$163,900
2020	415	—	$159,900
2021	487	$56,806	$150,400
2022	552	$41,042	—
2023	615	—	$27,200

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 2416.1%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	7.2%
5 to 17	172	28.0%
18 to 24	99	16.1%
25 to 34	90	14.6%
35 to 44	56	9.1%
45 to 54	76	12.4%
55 to 64	36	5.9%
65 to 74	37	6.0%
75 and over	5	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	245	39.8%
Black or African American	370	60.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	20.0%
High school graduate	121	40.3%
Some college or associate's	67	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	30	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	199	73.4%
Carpooled	41	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	10.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	34.6%
15 to 29 min	27	10.0%
30 to 44 min	109	40.5%
45 to 59 min	10	3.7%
60+ min	30	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 3.4% (19 of 564)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	72.8%
Nonfamily households	56	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	76.6%
Vacant	63	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	169	82.0%
Renter-occupied	37	18.0%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other63.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	98	36.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	171	63.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2217180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.89 sq mi
Water area: 1.44 sq mi
Center point: 30.0152, -90.8202