St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

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St. Charles Parish is a parish located in the United States of Louisiana. It is home to over 48072 people (2000 census). The parish's estimated population as of July 2008 was 51547, It is 21st most populous parish in Louisiana. It has total area of 410.16 mi˛ (1062.31 sq km), of which, 283.64 square miles (734.62 sq km) of it is land and 126.52 square miles (327.69 sq km) of it is water, it is the 11th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Louisiana.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 48072 residents, 16422 households, and 13094 families in the parish. The population density was 169.5 people per square mile (65.44/km˛), it is Louisiana's 11th most densely populated parish. There were 17430 housing units at an average density of 61.5 per square mile (23.75/km˛). The average household size was 2.9 people, and the average family size was 3.27 people. In the parish the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 105 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 109.1 females. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 51547, The racial makeup of the parish was 70.46% White, 27.26% Black or African American, 0.33% American Indian, 1% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.94% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $45139, making it the second wealthiest parish by median household income among the Louisiana. The median income for a family in the parish was $50562, it would be the third highest parish by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $19054, it is the fifth wealthiest parish in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 14720 pupils and students, of which 7342 are male and 7378 are female, 30.62% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1120 nursery or pri school, 1005 kindergarten, 6936 elementary school, 3525 high school and 2134 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Des Allemands Cdp	Lafourche Parish, St. Charles Parish	10.91	8.69	2.22	2500	287.6	15306	27908
2	Ama Cdp	St. Charles Parish	4.45	3.57	0.88	1285	360	19399	41691
3	Bayou Gauche Cdp	St. Charles Parish	20.19	17.58	2.61	1770	100.7	22170	51667
4	Boutte Cdp	St. Charles Parish	3.77	3.74	0.03	2181	582.6	12247	27132
5	Destrehan Cdp	St. Charles Parish	7.9	6.91	0.98	11260	1628.7	25435	63425
6	Hahnville Cdp	St. Charles Parish	8.82	7.78	1.04	2792	358.8	17385	39405
7	Killona Cdp	St. Charles Parish	9.31	8.47	0.85	797	94.1	7524	19659
8	Luling Cdp	St. Charles Parish	19.54	18.49	1.06	11512	622.7	20439	56114
9	Montz Cdp	St. Charles Parish	3.51	2.82	0.69	1120	397.5	16800	48388
10	New Sarpy Cdp	St. Charles Parish	2.04	1.68	0.35	1568	931.3	10532	27679
11	Norco Cdp	St. Charles Parish	3.43	2.99	0.44	3579	1198	17065	37270
12	Paradis Cdp	St. Charles Parish	1.31	1.31	0	1252	953.8	17861	36912
13	St. Rose Cdp	St. Charles Parish	5.03	4.04	1	6540	1620.1	14091	34704
14	Taft Cdp	St. Charles Parish	2.04	1.72	0.32	0	0

Year	Population
April 2000 census	48072
April 2000 Estimate	48067
July 2000 Estimate	48162
July 2001 Estimate	48410
July 2002 Estimate	48959
July 2003 Estimate	49037
July 2004 Estimate	49522
July 2005 Estimate	50116
July 2006 Estimate	51868
July 2007 Estimate	51982
July 2008 Estimate	51547

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	640	480	1120
Kindergarten	491	514	1005
Elementary school	3473	3463	6936
High school	1824	1701	3525
College or graduate school	914	1220	2134

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana	$45139	$50562	$19054
Louisiana, United States	$32566	$39774	$16912
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587