Reserve

In St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 7,471
Median household income: $60,509
Median home value: $160,400

Located in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, Reserve is a community with a population of 7,471. At $60,509, its median household income sits below St. John the Baptist Parish's $67,418.

Between 2019 and 2023, Reserve's population declined 13.2% from 8,611 to 7,471, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $121,500 to $160,400.

74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,471
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,509
Median home value: $160,400
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 3,620
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 15.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6117,471

Median household income

$42,120$60,509

Median home value

$121,500$160,400

Median gross rent

$670$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,611	$42,120	$121,500	$670
2020	8,506	$45,988	$122,800	$818
2021	8,688	$47,134	$123,200	$922
2022	8,012	$55,183	$152,100	$1,161
2023	7,471	$60,509	$160,400	$1,201

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	3.1%
5 to 17	1,214	16.2%
18 to 24	1,081	14.5%
25 to 34	866	11.6%
35 to 44	1,019	13.6%
45 to 54	1,194	16.0%
55 to 64	753	10.1%
65 to 74	794	10.6%
75 and over	321	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,740	23.3%
Black or African American	4,795	64.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	185	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	733	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	787	15.9%
High school graduate	2,602	52.6%
Some college or associate's	1,013	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	414	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	131	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,997	91.5%
Carpooled	131	4.0%
Public transit	33	1.0%
Walked	37	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	0.9%
Other means	48	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,170	36.0%
15 to 29 min	824	25.4%
30 to 44 min	788	24.3%
45 to 59 min	345	10.6%
60+ min	119	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 13.5% (996 of 7,400)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,690	63.9%
Nonfamily households	954	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,644	73.0%
Vacant	976	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,958	74.1%
Renter-occupied	686	25.9%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,697	74.5%
1-unit, attached	55	1.5%
2 to 4 units	265	7.3%
5 to 19 units	15	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	588	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2264310
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 1.15 sq mi
Center point: 30.0730, -90.5550