| | People QuickFacts | St. John the Baptist Parish | Louisiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 45,221 | 4,574,836 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 45,924 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -1.5% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 45,924 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 26.6% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 10.8% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 44.0% | 63.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 53.6% | 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) | 0.8% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.9% | 4.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 40.0% | 60.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.8% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.5% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.8% | 20.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,143 | 318,533 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.6 | 25.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 17,582 | 1,978,848 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.9% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.8% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $146,700 | $130,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 15,772 | 1,641,165 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.91 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,842 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,666 | $43,445 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.5% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | St. John the Baptist Parish | Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 733 | 103,3651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 14,065 | 1,599,5511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 25.2 | 0.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,728 | 340,627 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,722 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 45.0% | 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 | 3.0% | 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 | S | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.8% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,540,843 | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 454,761 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,492 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 55,538 | 9,729,869 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 50 | 12,173 |