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St. James, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
St. James is a Census CDP of 431 people across 8.39 square miles of land, in St. James Parish. 94.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
St. James
What St. James is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.39 sq mi
- Water area1.5 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land51 plus or minus 24
- 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.
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How many people live in St. James
- Population431 plus or minus 204
- Median age55.3 plus or minus 20.5
- Population under 1853 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1812.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over133 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over30.9 percent
- Households152 plus or minus 58
- Family households121 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families79.6 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in St. James
- Per capita income$24,526 plus or minus $6,325
- Civilian labor force181 plus or minus 137
- Employed161 plus or minus 116
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate11.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Adults 25 and over318 plus or minus 128
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent plus or minus 47.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in St. James
- Housing units255 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units152 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate40.4 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Owner occupied143 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate94.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$181,700 plus or minus $69,190
- Single family units213 plus or minus 66
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How St. James gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute161 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.7 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent plus or minus 33.4
- Drove alone85.1 percent plus or minus 32.9
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.7 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in St. James (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$7,350,000
- Average approval$3,675,000
- Median approval$3,675,000
- Largest approval$3,900,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in St. James, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
St. James Parish, not St. James
St. James Parish context, not St. James 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 St. James.
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
St. James questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in St. James, Louisiana?
431, in 152 households. St. James CDP covers 8.39 square miles of land, which is 51 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is St. James in?
St. James Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to St. James businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $3,675,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in St. James, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to St. James borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for St. James. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page St. James 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 St. James.
Is zoning published for St. James?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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