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| St. John | Louisiana |
| Population, 2000 |
43,044 |
4,468,976 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
7.6% |
5.9% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.0% |
7.1% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
31.2% |
27.3% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
7.8% |
11.6% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
52.6% |
63.9% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
44.8% |
32.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
0.6% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% |
1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z |
Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% |
0.7% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% |
1.1% |
| Female population, percent, 2000 |
51.5% |
51.6% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.9% |
2.4% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
51.0% |
62.5% |
| High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
16,293 |
1,733,122 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
2,592 |
409,123 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
15,532 |
1,847,181 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
81.0% |
67.9% |
| Households, 2000 |
14,283 |
1,656,053 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.98 |
2.62 |
| Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 |
49.0% |
39.2% |
| Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate |
$35,588 |
$30,466 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
15.9% |
18.4% |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
22.2% |
26.0% |
