St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

St. Helena Parish has a population of 10,858 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $77,300, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $41,934.

Home price
$77,300
Income
$41,934
Population
10,858
Unemployment
17.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$77,300county
Median gross rent$870county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198035.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile45.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,204county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,064county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,511county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$41,934county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate32.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.0%county
Unemployment rate17.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$24,335county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time38.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport419446county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.4%county
Traffic deaths46.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.3%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment997county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible99.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year31.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year29.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,858county
Land area in square miles409county
People per square mile of land26.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person41.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents330county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in386county
Households that moved away391county
Average income of arriving households$45,142county
Average income of departing households$38,501county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F108 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing23 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days278 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.5¢county
Household electricity use1,272 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.0%county
Homes heated by propane14.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband69.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk35.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.9county
Landslide risk11.9county
Hail risk34.9county
Earthquake risk28.4county
Tornado risk69.2county
Tropical cyclone risk79.6county
Extreme heat risk54.5county
Winter weather risk5.6county
Strong wind risk24.8county
Wildfire risk53.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for St. Helena Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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