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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Saint James County is $22,509, which is about the same as the state average of $23,094 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Saint James County median household income is $51,725, which has grown by 46.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 30.52% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Saint James County residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #16

Saint James County	22,509 USD
Louisiana	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint James County	29,520 USD
Louisiana	26,415 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint James County	41,030 USD
Louisiana	34,286 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint James County	20,114 USD
Louisiana	20,378 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #7

Saint James County	51,725 USD
Louisiana	43,445 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Saint James County	64,822 USD
Louisiana	60,003 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Saint James County	46.63%
Louisiana	30.52%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Saint James County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.26%	$10,698, see rank	18.08%	$15,203	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	32.64%	$14,384, see rank	28.26%	$13,818	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.90%	$700, see rank	1.61%	$2,871	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.97%	$18,409, see rank	16.33%	$19,283	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Saint James County	59,379 USD
Louisiana	53,702 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Saint James County	72,649 USD
Louisiana	70,357 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Saint James County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$68,638, see rank	$52,018	$54,999
Black	$39,355, see rank	$27,107	$35,194
Hispanic	$55,573, see rank	$42,007	$41,534
Asian	$250,001, see rank	$51,318	$68,950
Two or More Races	$92,574, see rank	$39,240	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Saint James County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$29,741, see rank	$23,231	$26,465
25 to 44	$65,045, see rank	$49,490	$57,132
45 to 64	$64,620, see rank	$51,829	$63,398
65 or over	$28,136, see rank	$28,526	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Saint James County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,018	see rank	3,455,412	238,733,844
Male¹	8,117	47.70%, see rank	48.25%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,265	64.86%, see rank	67.46%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8	0.10%, see rank	0.85%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	5,257	64.77%, see rank	66.60%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,916	93.51%, see rank	92.09%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	341	6.49%, see rank	7.91%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,852	35.14%, see rank	32.54%	29.08%
Female¹	8,901	52.30%, see rank	51.75%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,028	56.49%, see rank	56.41%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,028	56.49%, see rank	56.28%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,721	93.89%, see rank	92.44%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	307	6.11%, see rank	7.56%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,873	43.51%, see rank	43.59%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Saint James County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,321	100%	1,914,440	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,785	83.52%, see rank	81.41%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,029	11.04%, see rank	11.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	128	1.37%, see rank	1.27%	4.94%
Walked	162	1.74%, see rank	1.94%	2.85%
Other Means	121	1.30%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	96	1.03%, see rank	2.39%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Saint James County	24.5 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Saint James County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,637	-	1,952,818	141,833,331
Male¹	4,916	51.01%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	840	17.09%, see rank	26.19%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	505	10.27%, see rank	13.80%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	524	10.66%, see rank	15.64%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38	0.77%, see rank	1.06%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	827	16.82%, see rank	15.22%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,841	37.45%, see rank	20.52%	18.08%
Female¹	4,721	48.99%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,378	29.19%, see rank	35.75%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,440	30.50%, see rank	22.58%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,497	31.71%, see rank	36.17%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	95	2.01%, see rank	0.57%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	311	6.59%, see rank	4.45%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Saint James County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,637	100%	1,952,818	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	238	2.47%, see rank	4.45%	1.86%
Construction	806	8.36%, see rank	8.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,614	27.12%, see rank	8.45%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	145	1.50%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,019	10.57%, see rank	11.98%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	734	7.62%, see rank	5.12%	5.07%
Information	56	0.58%, see rank	1.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	299	3.10%, see rank	5.53%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	418	4.34%, see rank	8.27%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,783	18.50%, see rank	22.74%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	537	5.57%, see rank	9.32%	8.86%
Public Administration	559	5.80%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	429	4.45%, see rank	5.18%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Saint James County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,993	13.63%, see rank	18.14%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	667	11.26%, see rank	13.77%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.