Language Spoken At Home in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,312 | 100% |
English only | 10,077 | 97.7% |
Language other than English | 235 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 114 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 118 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,106 | 100% |
American | 1,119 | 10.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 48 | 0.4% |
English | 634 | 5.7% |
French (except Basque) | 651 | 5.9% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 483 | 4.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 815 | 7.3% |
Italian | 283 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 13 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 209 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 292 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 4 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,202 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,973 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,078 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,834 | 43.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 618 | 14.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 375 | 8.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 163 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 764 | 18.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 297 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 1,229 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,155 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 541 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,395 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,230 | 29.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,017 | 100% |
Householder | 4,202 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 1,829 | 16.6% |
Child | 3,374 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 1,286 | 11.7% |
Nonrelatives | 326 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 135 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,302 | 100% |
Never married | 1,520 | 35.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,999 | 46.5% |
Separated | 92 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 196 | 4.6% |
Divorced | 495 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,507 | 100% |
Never married | 1,400 | 31.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,872 | 41.5% |
Separated | 314 | 7.0% |
Widowed | 563 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 358 | 7.9% |
Fertility in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 167 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 80 | 47.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 427 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 306 | 71.7% |
Less than 1 year | 41 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 132 | 30.9% |
5 or more years | 91 | 21.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 306 | 100% |
Who are female | 244 | 79.7% |
Who are married | 186 | 60.8% |
School Enrollment in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,907 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 150 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 178 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,281 | 44.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 772 | 26.6% |
College or graduate school | 526 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,231 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 513 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,022 | 14.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,988 | 41.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,682 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 274 | 3.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 509 | 7.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 243 | 3.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.4% |
Veteran Status in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,332 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 769 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 11,022 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,367 | 21.5% |
Under 18 years | 2,774 | 100% |
With a disability | 179 | 6.5% |
18 to 64 years | 6,690 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,417 | 21.2% |
65 years and over | 1,558 | 100% |
With a disability | 771 | 49.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 11,031 | 100% |
Same house | 10,036 | 91.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 995 | 9.0% |
Same county | 178 | 1.6% |
Different county | 817 | 7.4% |
Same state | 579 | 5.2% |
Different state | 238 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,106 | 100% |
Native | 11,021 | 99.2% |
Born in United States | 10,991 | 99.0% |
State of residence | 10,138 | 91.3% |
Different state | 853 | 7.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 30 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 85 | 0.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 85 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 74 | 87.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11 | 12.9% |
Year of Entry in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 115 | 100% |
Native | 30 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 30 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 85 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 85 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Helena Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 85 | 100% |
Europe | 33 | 38.8% |
Asia | 20 | 23.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 32 | 37.6% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |