| | People QuickFacts | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 11,071 | 4,601,893 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,203 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.2% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,203 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.1% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.0% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.4% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.8% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 45.2% | 63.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 53.1% | 32.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.3% | 4.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 44.5% | 60.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 93.6% | 85.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.5% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 1.6% | 8.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.3% | 81.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 9.9% | 21.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 679 | 314,677 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 38.0 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 5,130 | 1,978,848 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 79.4% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.8% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $77,100 | $135,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 4,142 | 1,675,097 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.66 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,885 | $23,853 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $29,632 | $44,086 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 24.3% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 120 | 103,3652 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 1,134 | 1,599,5512 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 52.0 | 0.52 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 685 | 340,627 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 769 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 15.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 35,533 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $3,358 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,653 | 9,729,869 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 12,173 |