St. Charles
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about St. Charles Parish: home internet speed is in the top 2% of American counties (321 Mbps), the average temperature is in the top 3% of American counties (71°F), and rainfall is in the top 8% of American counties (55 inches a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 3rd of 64 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. 52,191 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -553).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $79,191 a year, higher than 86% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $97,088. Unemployment runs 3.3%, lower than 53% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 25 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,376 a year.

Home

The median home costs $269K, pricier than 61% of American counties, about 2.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,117 a month. Property tax is 0.58% of home value, roughly $1,445 a year on that median home, lower than 79% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 64% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 22 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.8 years, shorter than 51% of American counties. There are 50 active physicians in the county, about 9.6 per 10,000 people. 6.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 30 points. 73% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 71°F, highs near 80 and lows near 61, warmer than 97% of American counties. About 55 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 90 out of 100, riskier than 90% of American counties; the county has had 52 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 321 Mbps down, faster than 98% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.