St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 41,342
Median household income: $67,418
Median home value: $184,000

St. John the Baptist Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 41,342. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $67,418, its median household income sits above Louisiana's $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, St. John the Baptist Parish's population declined 4.4% from 43,242 to 41,342, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $57,429 to $67,418.

18.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,342
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,418
Median home value: $184,000
Median gross rent: $1,118
Housing units: 17,790
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,24241,342

Median household income

$57,429$67,418

Median home value

$153,900$184,000

Median gross rent

$933$1,118

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,242	$57,429	$153,900	$933
2020	43,055	$55,429	$155,900	$915
2021	42,704	$60,743	$157,900	$947
2022	41,986	$65,114	$173,200	$1,139
2023	41,342	$67,418	$184,000	$1,118

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,375	5.7%
5 to 17	7,658	18.5%
18 to 24	3,772	9.1%
25 to 34	5,236	12.7%
35 to 44	5,032	12.2%
45 to 54	5,202	12.6%
55 to 64	5,898	14.3%
65 to 74	3,974	9.6%
75 and over	2,195	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,513	30.3%
Black or African American	23,125	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.1%
Asian	473	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	504	1.2%
Two or more races	1,226	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,449	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,652	13.3%
High school graduate	10,989	39.9%
Some college or associate's	7,742	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,298	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,856	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,903	84.7%
Carpooled	1,358	7.7%
Public transit	33	0.2%
Walked	65	0.4%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	986	5.6%
Other means	233	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,766	22.7%
15 to 29 min	4,076	24.5%
30 to 44 min	5,003	30.1%
45 to 59 min	2,447	14.7%
60+ min	1,312	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 12.6% (5,146 of 40,904)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,322	69.2%
Nonfamily households	4,600	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,922	83.9%
Vacant	2,868	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,890	79.7%
Renter-occupied	3,032	20.3%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,400	80.9%
1-unit, attached	226	1.3%
2 to 4 units	922	5.2%
5 to 19 units	283	1.6%
20 or more units	233	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,726	9.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 22095
State: Louisiana
Land area: 214 sq mi
Water area: 196 sq mi
Center point: 30.1441, -90.4910