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St. James Parish, Louisiana

St. James Parish had 19,110 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 237.9 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 61st by land area.

Population
19,110
#47 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,876 in US
Area
237.9 sq mi
#61 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,932 in US
Density
80 / sq mi
#25 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,072 in US
Median household income
$64,089
#11 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,451 in US

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

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

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St. James Parish population, land area and income

St. James Parish had 19,110 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 237.9 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 80.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,089 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,110

3144th1st

1876th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

238 sq mi

3144th1st

2932nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

80.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1072nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,089

3143rd1st

1451st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

19,110

64th1st

47th of 64 (LA)

Land area

238 sq mi

64th1st

61st of 64 (LA)

Density

80.3 / sq mi

64th1st

25th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$64,089

64th1st

11th of 64 (LA)

How St. James Parish's population changed since 2020

St. James Parish lost 1,009 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.0%. That ranks 53rd 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. James Parish recorded 943 births and 1,050 deaths, a natural change of -107. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -998. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 998 people.

20.1k202019.8k202119.4k202219.2k202319.1k2024
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
943
Deaths
1,050
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
-998
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-108

Where St. James Parish is

The Census internal point of St. James Parish is at 30.024800, -90.794000. 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. James 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. James Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.024800, -90.794000
DMS
30°01'29.28"N 90°47'38.40"W
UTM
15N 712737.1E 3323583.3N
Geohash
9vr6vcvg4
Plus code
862F26F4+WC

Towns in St. James Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in St. James Parish, 5,602 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside St. James Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lutcher with 2,883.

  1. 01Lutcher2,883
  2. 02Gramercy2,719
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering St. James Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for St. James Parish. The most populous is Ascension Parish, LA, with 133,534 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 38.0 miles NW of St. James Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 35.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gonzales, LA (population 13,837), 15.1 miles away.

St. James Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. James Parish is 22093: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,089.

Questions people ask

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

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,110. That is down 1,009 people (5.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,119.

What is the FIPS code of St. James Parish?

22093. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (093) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in St. James Parish?

Lutcher, with 2,883 residents inside St. James Parish in 2024.

Which counties border St. James Parish?

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