Editing St. James Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 5660
|1830= 7146
|1840= 8548
|1850= 11098
|1860= 11499
|1870= 10152
|1880= 14714
|1890= 15715
|1900= 20197
|1910= 23009
|1920= 21228
|1930= 15338
|1940= 16596
|1950= 15334
|1960= 18369
|1970= 19733
|1980= 21495
|1990= 20879
|2000= 21216
|2010= 22102
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22093.html|access-date=August 18, 2013|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-date=August 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826042052/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22093.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|2020=20192}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''St. James Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – St. James Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US22093&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22093&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22093&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,538
|10,478
|style='background: #ffffe6;|9,917
|49.67%
|47.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|49.11%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,444
|11,145
|style='background: #ffffe6;|9,486
|49.23%
|50.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|46.98%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|19
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6;|28
|0.09%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|10
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6;|28
|0.05%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.14%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0
|0.00%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] (NH)
|3
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6;|28
|0.01%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|72
|135
|style='background: #ffffe6;|362
|0.34%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|1.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|130
|256
|style='background: #ffffe6;|343
|0.61%
|1.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|1.70%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,216'''
|'''22,102'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''20,192'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 20,192 people, 7,719 households, and 5,732 families residing in the parish.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22093&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Its racial and ethnic makeup in 2020 was 49.11% non-Hispanic white, 46.98% Black and African American, 0.145 Native American, 0.14% Asian, 1.93% other or mixed race, and 1.7% Hispanic or Latin American of any race. In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 48.2% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 49.6% Black and African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% two or more races, and 1.7% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22093&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> At the 2010 census, the racial and ethnic composition of the parish was 50.6% [[African American|Black or African American]], 48.0% [[White American|White]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.4% of some other race and 0.7% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 1.2% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latin American]] (of any race). An estimated 15.2% of the parish were of [[French Americans|French]] ancestry at the 2019 census estimates. In 2000, 93.78% of the population spoke only [[English language|English]] at home, while 4.97% spoke [[French language|French]] or [[Cajun French]] .

There were 7,719 households and 8,919 housing units in 2019, and the median household income was $51,603; the median housing value was $158,500 and the median rent was $644.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: St. James Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22093|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> From 2015 to 2019, the parish had a poverty rate of 17.0%. In 2000, the median income for a household in the parish was $35,277, and the median income for a family was $41,751. Males had a median income of $37,487 versus $21,712 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $14,381. 20.70% of the population and 18.00% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.70% are under the age of 18 and 15.10% are 65 or older.

According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] dominated the parish, with [[Christianity]] being the area's predominant religion since colonization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}</ref> Roman Catholics numbered 19,342 while the [[National Baptist Convention of the United States of America Inc.|National Baptist Convention of the United States of America]] had 2,180 members. Non/inter-denominational Protestants among the [[Congregational church|congregationalist]], [[Bible church|Bible]], and [[United and uniting churches|United and Uniting]] churches numbered 1,060.

=== Racial / Ethnic Profile of places in St. James Parish, Louisiana ===
Following is a table of towns and census designated places in St. James Parish. Data for the United States (with and without Puerto Rico), the state of Louisiana, and St. James Parish itself have been included for comparison purposes. The majority racial/ethnic group is coded per the key below. 

{| class="wikitable" 
|style="background-color:#AAF0D1; width:1em"|
|'''Majority minority with no dominant group'''
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF9F; width:1em"|
|'''Majority White'''
|-
|style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"|
|'''Majority Black'''
|-
|style="background-color:#FFBD88; widmth:1em"|
|'''Majority Hispanic'''
|-
|style="background-color:#E0B0FF; width:1em"|
|'''Majority Asian'''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Racial and ethnic composition of places in St. James Parish, Louisiana (2020 Census)'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Place
!Designation
!Total Population
![[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black]] or<br> [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|African American]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or <br> [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
!%
![[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or<br> Multiracial]] (NH)
!%
![[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]<br> (any race)
!%
|-
|- style="background:#e6f3ff"
|'''[[United States of America]]'''<br> <small>'''(50 states and D.C.)'''</small><ref name=2020USA>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – United States by State and Territory|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=010XX00US$0400000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| x
|331,449,281
|191,697,647
|57.84%
|39,940,338
|12.05%
|2,251,699
|0.68%
|19,618,719
|5.92%
|622,018
|0.19%
|1,689,833
|0.51%
|13,548,983
|4.09%
|62,080,044
|18.73%
|-
|- style="background:#e6f3ff"
|{{nowrap|'''[[United States of America]]'''}}<br><small> '''{{nowrap|(50 states, D.C., and [[Puerto Rico]])}}'''</small><ref name=2020USA/>
| x
|334,735,155
|191,722,195
|57.28%
|39,944,624
|11.93%
|2,252,011
|0.67%
|19,621,465
|5.86%
|622,109
|0.19%
|1,692,341
|0.51%
|13,551,323
|4.05%
|65,329,087
|19.52%
|-
|- style="background:#e6f3ff"
| {{nowrap|'''[[List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_race/ethnicity|Louisiana]]'''}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: Dec Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=040XX00US22&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
| [[U.S. state|State]]
|4,657,757
|2,596,702
|55.75%
|1,452,420
|31.18%
|25,994
|0.56%
|85,336
|1.83%
|1,706
|0.04%
|16,954	
|0.36%
|156,096
|3.35%
|322,549
|6.92%
|-
|- style="background:#e6f3ff"
| {{nowrap|'''St. James Parish'''}}<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
| [[List of parishes in Louisiana|Parish]]
| 20,192
| 9,917
| 49.11%
| 9,486
| 46.98%
| 28
| 0.14%
| 28
| 0.14%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 28
| 0.14%
| 362
| 1.79%
| 343
| 1.70%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"|[[Convent, Louisiana#Demographics|Convent]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Convent CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2217180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 483
| 203
| 42.03%
| 255
| 52.80%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 2
| 0.41%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 6
| 1.24%
| 17
| 3.52%
|-
| style="background-color:#AAF0D1; width:1em"| [[Gramercy, Louisiana#Demographics|Gramercy]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gramercy town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2230550&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of municipalities in Louisiana|Town]]
| 2,932
| 1,448
| 49.39%
| 1,348
| 45.98%
| 7
| 0.24%
| 12
| 0.41%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 7
| 0.24%
| 64
| 2.18%
| 46
| 1.57%
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFF9F; width:1em"| [[Grand Point, Louisiana#Demographics|Grand Point]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Grand Point CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2230900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 2,241
| 1,703
| 75.99%
| 468
| 20.88%
| 3
| 0.13%
| 2
| 0.09%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 34
| 1.52%
| 31
| 1.38%
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFF9F; width:1em"| [[Hester, Louisiana#Demographics|Hester]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hester CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2234085&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 483
| 456
| 94.41%
| 11
| 2.28%
| 1
| 0.21%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 1
| 0.21%
| 5
| 1.04%
| 9
| 1.86%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[Lemannville, Louisiana#Demographics|Lemannville]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lemannville CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2243255&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 695
| 135
| 19.42%
| 533
| 76.69%
| 1
| 0.14%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 8
| 1.15%
| 18
| 2.59%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[Lutcher, Louisiana#Demographics|Lutcher]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lutcher town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2246720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of municipalities in Louisiana|Town]]
| 3,133
| 1,405
| 44.85%
| 1,623
| 51.80%
| 4
| 0.13%
| 8
| 0.26%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 9
| 0.29%
| 43
| 1.37%
| 41
| 1.31%
|-
|  style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[Moonshine, Louisiana#Demographics|Moonshine]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Moonshine CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 168
| 8
| 4.76%
| 144
| 85.71%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 10
| 5.95%
| 6
| 3.57%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[North Vacherie, Louisiana#Demographics|North Vacherie]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2256170&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 2,093
| 471
| 22.50%
| 1,559
| 74.49%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 1
| 0.05%
| 27
| 1.29%
| 35
| 1.67%
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFF9F; width:1em"| [[Paulina, Louisiana#Demographics|Paulina]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Paulina CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2259375&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 1,778
| 1,521
| 85.55%
| 185
| 10.40%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 1
| 0.06%
| 34
| 1.91%
| 37
| 2.08%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[Romeville, Louisiana#Demographics|Romeville]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Romeville CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2265850&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 99
| 18
| 18.18%
| 74
| 74.75%
| 2
| 2.02%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 4
| 4.04%
| 1
| 1.01%
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFF9F; width:1em"| [[South Vacherie, Louisiana#Demographics|South Vacherie]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – South Vacherie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2272092&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 3,388
| 2,150
| 63.46%
| 1,093
| 32.26%
| 6
| 0.18%
| 1
| 0.03%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 7
| 0.21%
| 72
| 2.13%
| 59
| 1.74%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"| [[St. James, Louisiana#Demographics|St. James]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. James CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2267355&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 592
| 62
| 10.47%
| 507
| 85.64%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 5
| 0.84%
| 18
| 3.04%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"|[[Union, Louisiana#Demographics|Union]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Union CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2277035&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 735
| 153
| 20.82%
| 565
| 76.87%
| 565
| 76.87%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 14
| 1.90%
| 3
| 0.41%
|-
| style="background-color:#87CEFA; width:1em"|[[Welcome, Louisiana#Demographics|Welcome]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Welcome CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2280360&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
| [[List of census-designated places in Louisiana|CDP]]
| 672
| 27
| 4.02%
| 629
| 93.60%
| 1
| 0.15%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 0
| 0.00%
| 8
| 1.19%
| 7
| 1.04%
|}