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St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

St. Charles Parish had 50,400 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 277.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 59th by land area.

Population
50,400
#21 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,003 in US
Area
277.7 sq mi
#59 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,853 in US
Density
181 / sq mi
#12 of 64 in Louisiana · #599 in US
Median household income
$81,482
#2 of 64 in Louisiana · #427 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

St. Charles Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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St. Charles Parish population, land area and income

St. Charles Parish had 50,400 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 277.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 181.5 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; St. Charles Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,482 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

50,400

3144th1st

1003rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

278 sq mi

3144th1st

2853rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

181.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

599th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,482

3143rd1st

427th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

50,400

64th1st

21st of 64 (LA)

Land area

278 sq mi

64th1st

59th of 64 (LA)

Density

181.5 / sq mi

64th1st

12th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$81,482

64th1st

2nd of 64 (LA)

How St. Charles Parish's population changed since 2020

St. Charles Parish lost 2,116 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.0%. That ranks 43rd of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, St. Charles Parish recorded 2,350 births and 2,082 deaths, a natural change of +268. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,529. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,529 people.

52.5k202052.5k202151.0k202250.5k202350.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,350
Deaths
2,082
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
-2,529
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-147

Where St. Charles Parish is

The Census internal point of St. Charles Parish is at 29.905700, -90.357900. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with St. Charles Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: St. Charles Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.905700, -90.357900
DMS
29°54'20.52"N 90°21'28.44"W
UTM
15N 755110.8E 3311270.2N
Geohash
9vrdpu5mk
Plus code
76XFWJ4R+7R

Towns in St. Charles Parish

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in St. Charles Parish. Its 50,400 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering St. Charles Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for St. Charles Parish. The most populous is Jefferson Parish, LA, with 427,253 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 62.5 miles NW of St. Charles Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 27.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kenner, LA (population 64,650), 9.5 miles away.

St. Charles Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Charles Parish is 22089: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 089. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,482.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 50,400. That is down 2,116 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 52,516.

What is the FIPS code of St. Charles Parish?

22089. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (089) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in St. Charles Parish?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in St. Charles Parish. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border St. Charles Parish?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson Parish, LA; Lafourche Parish, LA; St. John the Baptist Parish, LA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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