St. Joseph Town, Louisiana

St. Joseph Town is a town located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The town has a population of 1340 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1078, making it the 232nd most populous in Louisiana. The town encompasses an area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 kmē), it is the 32nd smallest by area in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1340 people, 400 households, and 290 families living in the town. The population density was 1505.2 people per square mile (581.16/kmē), it is the 92nd most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 607 housing units at an average density of 682 per square mile (263.32/kmē). The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.29. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. The median age was 34.5 years, the median age of male residents at 30.5 and the median age of female residents at 36.7. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 399 White, 919 Black or African American, 1 American Indian, 3 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 14 from two or more races and 4 Ohter races.

St. Joseph town Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
St. Joseph town Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
St. Joseph Town Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $19539, it would be the 64th lowest town by median household income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The median income for a family in the town was $22935, making it the 48th poorest town by median family income among the Louisiana. The per capita income for the town was $9049, it is the 28th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The median income of town was $12165, The median income for males was $14118, compared to $10898 for females.

In 2000, 381 pupils and students, of which 41.99% are male and 58.01% are female, 28.43% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.14% nursery or pri school, 5.51% kindergarten, 46.19% elementary school, 27.82% high school and 12.34% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1340
April 2000 Estimate1340
July 2000 Estimate1324
July 2001 Estimate1273
July 2002 Estimate1240
July 2003 Estimate1198
July 2004 Estimate1160
July 2005 Estimate1138
July 2006 Estimate1147
July 2007 Estimate1106
July 2008 Estimate1078
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school161531
Kindergarten61521
Elementary school8294176
High school4363106
College or graduate school133447
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
St. Joseph town, Louisiana$19539$22935$9049
Tensas Parish, Louisiana$19799$25739$12622
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587