Marital Status in St. James Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female Male
Louisiana
St. James Parish
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.378556%-32.168884%-31.378556%31%31.378556%4.056042%32.168884%6.082943%35.434598%35%2,8682,923-43.785558%-41.586104%-43.785558%44%43.785558%6.062908%41.586104%4.054452%49.848466%50%4,0024,112-12.013577%-3.347473%-13.080363%-3.190477%-15.361050%15%12.013577%13.080363%12.013577%12%1,404991-2.703358%-6.771478%-3.027254%-6.946919%-9.474836%9%2.703358%3.027254%2.703358%3%866223
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female Male
Louisiana
St. James Parish
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.378556%-32.168884%-31.378556%31%31.378556%4.056042%32.168884%6.082943%35.434598%35%2,8682,923-41.684902%-39.553917%-41.684902%42%41.684902%5.787519%39.553917%3.322013%47.472421%47%3,8103,916-0.509153%-1.843145%-2.283708%-0.773773%-2.352298%2%0.509153%2.283708%0.509153%1%21542-2.100656%-2.032187%-2.100656%2%2.100656%0.275389%2.032187%0.732439%2.376046%2%192196-2.703358%-6.771478%-3.027254%-6.946919%-9.474836%9%2.703358%3.027254%2.703358%3%866223-11.504425%-1.504328%-10.796655%-2.416704%-13.008753%13%11.504425%10.796655%11.504425%12%1,189949
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.907%13.9%66.901%66.9%37.755%37.8%80.905%80.9%58.852%58.9%68.503%68.5%54.296%54.3%72.879%72.9%54.797%54.8%68.313%68.3%68.848%68.8%63.942%63.9%49.689%49.7%59.388%59.4%71.852%71.9%61.914%61.9%51.098%51.1%73.898%73.9%42.875%42.9%41.325%41.3%31.373%31.4%20.029%20.0%1.320%1.32%2.402%2.40%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%2.113%2.11%16.181%16.2%2.764%2.76%16.651%16.7%19.281%19.3%16.229%16.2%13.213%13.2%28.052%28.1%17.010%17.0%17.455%17.5%24.880%24.9%31.677%31.7%26.147%26.1%10.556%10.6%17.719%17.7%23.719%23.7%6.173%6.17%13.613%13.6%10.568%10.6%3.641%3.64%1.887%1.89%5.718%5.72%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.649%2.65%0.000%0%1.458%1.46%7.538%7.54%9.761%9.76%3.114%3.11%6.086%6.09%4.868%4.87%10.320%10.3%14.678%14.7%11.758%11.8%11.178%11.2%18.137%18.1%14.465%14.5%14.444%14.4%19.756%19.8%25.183%25.2%19.929%19.9%43.511%43.5%48.107%48.1%64.986%65.0%78.084%78.1%92.962%93.0%97.598%97.6%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1783.444%83.4%30.986%31.0%44.606%44.6%8.794%8.79%14.737%14.7%9.102%9.10%23.389%23.4%9.040%9.04%6.831%6.83%0.000%0%1.939%1.94%0.000%0%0.497%0.50%0.000%0%3.148%3.15%0.611%0.61%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Louisiana.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171165811,1879798751,1008276927685993622800
Count number of married in age cohort in St. James Parish

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Louisiana and St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountAsian2White1Other2Black2Mixed2White Hispanic-34.863069%-1.120909%-5.185369%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%54.626467%4.204186%100.000000%100%24-22.373631%-1.351037%-10.330771%-26.974621%-1.882322%-12.356394%-34.055439%34%60.004659%5.939902%51.787664%6.999000%65.944561%66%8,586-47.222222%-36.803114%-3.825684%-9.954335%-47.222222%47%52.777778%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%45.551759%3.865107%52.777778%53%72-44.279835%-1.199295%-14.473839%-50.117404%-4.225140%-12.266749%-59.952969%60%33.239271%6.807760%26.865291%6.525417%40.047031%40%8,505-49.333333%-8.000000%-5.333333%-48.143192%-3.326609%-11.124377%-62.666667%63%37.333333%0.000000%33.504879%3.900943%37.333333%37%75-25.984252%-25.984252%-12.598425%-40.148338%-3.144387%-8.987800%-64.566929%65%35.433071%0.000000%43.896649%3.822826%35.433071%35%127
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in St. James Parish

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%42%47%52%57%62%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.7%11.3%12.9%14.4%16.0%17.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.0%4.4%5.7%7.0%8.3%9.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25.3%29.0%32.8%36.5%40.2%44.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in St. James Parish

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
31%38%44%50%57%63%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.0%10.8%12.5%14.2%15.9%17.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.3%5.2%5.9%6.7%7.4%8.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
23.7%28.5%33.2%37.9%42.7%47.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in St. James Parish

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%29%39%50%60%71%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%10%19%27%36%45%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.8%4.2%6.6%9.0%11.3%13.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%23%30%36%43%50%
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Marital Status by Place in St. James Parish

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within St. James Parish (13 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, St. James Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected places in St. James Parish, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%20%40%60%Count#HesterPaulinaGrand PointS VacherieWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthSt. James ParSt. JamesGramercyLutcherN VacherieLouisianaNew OrleansSt. JamesConventWelcomeUnionMoonshineLemannvilleRomeville71.631206%71.631206%72%202163.526835%63.526835%64%580260.087934%60.087934%60%1,230351.040268%51.040268%51%1,521448.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.661683%46.661683%47%8,11444.933586%44.933586%45%1,184544.041451%44.041451%44%1,360643.789809%43.789809%44%825743.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M41.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k37.285491%37.285491%37%239836.681223%36.681223%37%168934.449761%34.449761%34%2161030.769231%30.769231%31%1721125.925926%25.925926%26%351212.681159%12.681159%13%105130.000000%0.000000%0%014
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in St. James Parish

There are 7 county subdivisions in St. James Parish. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, St. James Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected county subdivisions in St. James Parish, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%20%40%60%Count#37West South CentralUnited StatesSouthSt. James ParSt. James621LouisianaNew Orleans5461.890584%61.890584%62%1,663150.042265%50.042265%50%1,184248.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.072874%46.072874%46%1,138345.328947%45.328947%45%1,378444.933586%44.933586%45%1,184543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M41.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k38.322212%38.322212%38%804636.454849%36.454849%36%7637
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the New Orleans Area

There are 8 counties in the New Orleans Area. This section compares St. James Parish to all of the counties in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected other counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#St. TammanyPlaqueminesSt. CharlesWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthSt. James ParSt. JamesSt. John the BaptistLouisianaJeffersonSt. BernardNew OrleansOrleans52.879017%52.879017%53%103,985104k151.343397%51.343397%51%9,421249.679334%49.679334%50%20,76020.8k348.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.661683%46.661683%47%8,114445.381491%45.381491%45%15,75615.8k543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k642.856722%42.856722%43%14,54614.5k741.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k29.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k8
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 8 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares St. James Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%20%40%Count#BeauregardVernonAscensionSt. TammanySabinePlaqueminesLivingstonSt. CharlesLafourcheSt. MartinUnionWest South CentralVermilionAssumptionUnited StatesBossierTerrebonneSouthWest Baton RougeAcadiaJefferson DavisRichlandCalcasieuSt. James ParSt. JamesGrantDe SotoSt. John the BaptistIberiaAvoyellesWebsterRapidesTangipahoaWashingtonSt. LandryLouisianaJeffersonLafayetteEvangelinePointe CoupeeSt. BernardMorehouseEast FelicianaFranklinConcordiaNew OrleansOuachitaNatchitochesAllenSt. MaryIbervilleCaddoEast Baton RougeClaiborneLincolnOrleans54.150566%54.150566%54%15,69515.7k153.897595%53.897595%54%21,60021.6k253.745164%53.745164%54%48,34748.3k352.879017%52.879017%53%103,985104k451.480272%51.480272%51%9,929551.343397%51.343397%51%9,421650.168744%50.168744%50%53,21853.2k749.679334%49.679334%50%20,76020.8k849.365489%49.365489%49%38,66738.7k949.296740%49.296740%49%20,85420.9k1048.782231%48.782231%49%8,8731148.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.633115%48.633115%49%22,59322.6k1248.113157%48.113157%48%8,9631348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.028699%48.028699%48%47,19347.2k1447.951943%47.951943%48%42,50742.5k1547.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.688748%47.688748%48%9,4811647.685510%47.685510%48%23,09623.1k1747.445521%47.445521%47%11,75711.8k1847.065250%47.065250%47%7,7541946.861459%46.861459%47%73,21473.2k2046.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.661683%46.661683%47%8,1142146.603216%46.603216%47%8,5202245.813126%45.813126%46%9,9192345.381491%45.381491%45%15,75615.8k2445.273666%45.273666%45%26,03126.0k2545.097920%45.097920%45%14,87614.9k2644.639137%44.639137%45%14,57214.6k2744.271783%44.271783%44%46,35346.4k2844.073012%44.073012%44%44,40444.4k2943.796820%43.796820%44%16,25316.3k3043.672644%43.672644%44%28,29928.3k3143.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.510408%43.510408%44%154,532155k3243.387460%43.387460%43%81,52281.5k3343.384349%43.384349%43%11,50911.5k3443.188726%43.188726%43%7,8153542.856722%42.856722%43%14,54614.5k3642.783092%42.783092%43%9,0793742.662505%42.662505%43%7,1083842.615614%42.615614%43%6,8563942.004330%42.004330%42%6,7904041.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k41.249665%41.249665%41%50,78750.8k4139.935013%39.935013%40%12,53612.5k4239.897113%39.897113%40%8,3764339.503835%39.503835%40%16,68816.7k4439.304067%39.304067%39%10,70810.7k4539.086945%39.086945%39%78,70078.7k4638.867415%38.867415%39%140,173140k4737.188062%37.188062%37%5,1714835.916312%35.916312%36%14,19714.2k4929.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares St. James Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantWest South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaSt. James ParSt. JamesQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisLouisianaBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookNew OrleansMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.707119%48.707119%49%14,691,67414.7M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.661683%46.661683%47%8,11446.661683%46.661683%47%8,11445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M43.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4141.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k40.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of St. James Parish aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Towns:
Gramercy, Lutcher
Unincorporated Places:
Convent, Grand Point, Hester, Lemannville, Moonshine, North Vacherie, Paulina, Romeville, South Vacherie, St. James, Union, Welcome
ZIP Codes:
70052, 70071, 70086, 70090, 70723, 70743, 70763
Unified School District:
St. James Parish
Congressional District:
LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-2, LA-18
State House Districts:
LA-58, LA-81
Neighboring Parishes:
Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. John the Baptist
Nearby Parishes:
East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Orleans, St. Charles, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge