---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "St. James Parish, LA"
classification: county
fips: "22093"
state: "LA"
demographics:
  population: 19528
  population_under_18: 4322
  population_18_64: 11339
  population_65_plus: 3867
  median_household_income: 65531
  poverty_rate: 11.09
  homeownership_rate: 84.44
  unemployment_rate: 4.12
  median_home_value: 211800
  gini_index: 0.4732
  vacancy_rate: 13.08
  race_white: 9750
  race_black: 9263
  race_asian: 8
  race_native: 69
  hispanic: 382
  bachelors_plus: 3301
districts:
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9974
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/2"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6944
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/18"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3055
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/58"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.7073
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/81"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2926
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, la]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# St. James Parish, LA

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 19528 |
| Under 18 | 4322 |
| 18–64 | 11339 |
| 65+ | 3867 |
| Median household income | 65531 |
| Poverty rate | 11.09 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.44 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.12 |
| Median home value | 211800 |
| Gini index | 0.4732 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.08 |
| White | 9750 |
| Black | 9263 |
| Asian | 8 |
| Native | 69 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 382 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3301 |

## Districts

- [LA-02](/us/states/la/districts/02.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [LA Senate District 2](/us/states/la/districts/senate/2.md) — 69% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 18](/us/states/la/districts/senate/18.md) — 31% (state senate)
- [LA House District 58](/us/states/la/districts/house/58.md) — 71% (state house)
- [LA House District 81](/us/states/la/districts/house/81.md) — 29% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries