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Hester, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Hester is a Census CDP of 654 people across 3.46 square miles of land, in St. James Parish. Median household income is $138,879, 92.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hester
What Hester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.46 sq mi
- Water area0.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land189 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. James Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hester
How many people live in Hester
- Population654 plus or minus 317
- Median age37.3
- Population under 18236 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1836.1 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Population 65 and over59 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over9.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households234 plus or minus 118
- Family households181 plus or minus 101
- Share of households that are families77.4 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hester
Income and work in Hester
- Median household income$138,879 plus or minus $58,393
- Per capita income$42,652
- Civilian labor force354 plus or minus 193
- Employed354 plus or minus 193
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over412 plus or minus 199
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 62.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hester
Housing in Hester
- Housing units250 plus or minus 114
- Occupied units234 plus or minus 118
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Owner occupied217 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate92.7 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$194,000 plus or minus $65,519
- Single family units230 plus or minus 112
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hester
How Hester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute282 plus or minus 132
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more210 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more74.5 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Drove alone79.8 percent plus or minus 58.6
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.3 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
St. James Parish, not Hester
St. James Parish context, not Hester figures
- Establishments in St. James Parish339
- Covered employment, St. James Parish7,650
- Average annual pay, St. James Parish$78,993
- Housing units permitted, St. James Parish64
Every figure in this section is published for St. James Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Hester.
All St. James Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hester, Louisiana?
654, in 234 households. Hester CDP covers 3.46 square miles of land, which is 189 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hester in?
St. James Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hester?
$138,879. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Hester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. James Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hester.
Is zoning published for Hester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.