St. Joseph

Population: 709
Median household income: $33,864
Median home value: $56,100

Located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, St. Joseph is a community with a population of 709. Its median household income of $33,864 runs below the Tensas Parish figure of $36,074.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Joseph's population declined 22.5% from 915 to 709, while its median home value rose 48.4% from $37,800 to $56,100.

73.0% of workers drive to work alone. 92.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $33,864
Median home value: $56,100
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 436
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

915709

Median household income

$21,496$33,864

Median home value

$37,800$56,100

Median gross rent

$564$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	915	$21,496	$37,800	$564
2020	789	$26,204	$38,300	$755
2021	644	$31,875	$59,700	$631
2022	776	$34,643	$63,800	$808
2023	709	$33,864	$56,100	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	1.4%
5 to 17	143	20.2%
18 to 24	36	5.1%
25 to 34	83	11.7%
35 to 44	50	7.1%
45 to 54	89	12.6%
55 to 64	138	19.5%
65 to 74	130	18.3%
75 and over	30	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	193	27.2%
Black or African American	500	70.5%
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	16	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate58.3%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	16.2%
High school graduate	303	58.3%
Some college or associate's	88	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	19	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	181	73.0%
Carpooled	33	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	4.0%
Bicycle	2	0.8%
Worked from home	6	2.4%
Other means	16	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	61.6%
15 to 29 min	59	24.4%
30 to 44 min	7	2.9%
45 to 59 min	17	7.0%
60+ min	10	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 41.3% (287 of 695)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	44.9%
Nonfamily households	172	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	312	71.6%
Vacant	124	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	63.5%
Renter-occupied	114	36.5%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	403	92.4%
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	33	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2267495
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9203, -91.2400