Lafourche Parish County vs. St. John the Baptist Parish County

Lafourche Parish County (LA)St. John the Baptist Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)98,11543,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%-5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)96,66245,809
Population, Census, April 1, 201096,31845,924
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.2%
White alone, percent80.4%39.0%
Black or African American alone, percent13.6%57.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.0%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.8%34.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,8312,198
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.1%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,62217,851
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.5%76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$151,600$152,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,221$1,209
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$297$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$794$909
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.4%8.6%
Building permits, 201835647
Households, 2014-201836,44915,418
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.9%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.5%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.1%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.3%86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.6%16.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.3%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.9%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)115,30058,520
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)965,562479,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,951$10,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.128.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,089$54,821
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,375$25,942
Persons in poverty, percent16.6%18.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,758732
Total employment, 201725,89417,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,218,446905,698
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.2%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,3273,210
All firms, 20128,0093,758
Men-owned firms, 20124,4111,741
Women-owned firms, 20122,2941,632
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0942,152
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,5991,457
Veteran-owned firms, 2012637390
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,8203,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%45.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.9%31.8%
Population per square mile, 201090.2215.5
Land area in square miles, 20101,068.21213.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lafourche Parish county (LA) and St. John the Baptist Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.