St. Francisville, Louisiana
Population, housing costs, incomes, jobs, commuting and climate in St. Francisville, compared with Louisiana and the U.S. using Census records and their margins of error.
St. Francisville town · Incorporated town · Census GEOID 2267215 · Louisiana directory
- Population · July 1, 2025
- 1,484 PEP Vintage 2025
- Change · 2024 to 2025
- -1.2% -18 residents
- Household income
- $57,105 ACS 2020–2024 · ±$11,097
- Home value
- $275,000 ACS 2020–2024 · ±$45,111
- Monthly gross rent
- $1,083 ACS 2020–2024 · ±$63
- Median age
- 28.1 years ACS 2020–2024 · ±11.8
St. Francisville is an incorporated town in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. With 1,484 residents on July 1, 2025, it ranks 132nd in Louisiana and 8,777th nationally among Census places. Its population fell by 18 (1.2%) in the year to July 2025; since April 2020 it has declined 4.3%. Median gross rent in the 2020–2024 survey is $1,083 a month, 1.8% above the Louisiana median. Median household income is $57,105, 6.0% below the Louisiana median.
Detailed demographics → Housing and cost-of-living context →
What stands out in St. Francisville?
Compared with other Louisiana places, St. Francisville is most distinctive for more local jobs relative to residents, higher home values and faster local job growth. Each statement below uses reliable estimates only, and survey differences from the state exceed their combined 90% margin of error.
- Jobs located in the place per 100 residents: 156.6; higher than 98% of 178 Louisiana places with reliable estimates. It ranks 3rd of 178 in Louisiana.
- Median home value: $275,000, 27.0% above the Louisiana median ($216,500); higher than 93% of 229 Louisiana places with reliable estimates.
- Change in local jobs since 2019: +22.5%; higher than 89% of 151 Louisiana places with reliable estimates.
How St. Francisville compares with Louisiana and the U.S.
| Measure | St. Francisville | Louisiana | U.S. | Position in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population change since April 2020 PEP Vintage 2025 | -4.3% | — | — | lower than 62% of 300 Louisiana places |
| Residents per square mile of land PEP 2025 / Gazetteer 2025 | 813 | — | — | higher than 62% of 305 Louisiana places |
| Median household income B19013 | $57,105 ±$11,097 | $60,756 | $80,734 | higher than 69% of 212 Louisiana places |
| Median home value B25077 | $275,000 ±$45,111 | $216,500 | $332,700 | higher than 93% of 229 Louisiana places |
| Median real estate taxes paid B25103 | $1,311 ±$471 | $1,180 | $3,119 | higher than 74% of 103 Louisiana places |
| Median gross rent B25064 | $1,083 ±$63 | $1,064 | $1,413 | higher than 88% of 223 Louisiana places |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent B25070 | 48.5% ±22.0 pp | 54.8% | 51.1% | lower than 80% of 133 Louisiana places |
| Homeownership rate B25003 | 59.0% ±11.1 pp | 67.4% | 65.2% | lower than 67% of 285 Louisiana places |
| Median age B01002 | 28.1 years ±11.8 | 38.0 years | 38.9 years | lower than 95% of 277 Louisiana places |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher B15003 | 30.1% ±9.6 pp | 27.0% | 35.7% | higher than 83% of 136 Louisiana places |
| Poverty rate B17001 | 27.0% ±14.2 pp · low precision | 18.9% | 12.5% | Not ranked: low precision |
| People without health insurance B27010 | 4.1% ±4.0 pp · low precision | 7.8% | 8.4% | Not ranked: low precision |
| Households with a broadband subscription B28002 | 84.6% ±7.5 pp | 86.6% | 91.0% | higher than 61% of 279 Louisiana places |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) B23025 | 5.8% ±7.4 pp · low precision | 6.3% | 5.2% | Not ranked: low precision |
| Foreign-born residents B05002 | 3.8% ±5.5 pp · low precision | 4.9% | 14.1% | Not ranked: low precision |
| Jobs located in the place per 100 residents LODES 8.4 / PEP | 156.6 | — | — | higher than 98% of 178 Louisiana places |
| Change in local jobs since 2019 LODES 8.4 | +22.5% | — | — | higher than 89% of 151 Louisiana places |
| Workers who work from home B08301 | 14.0% ±12.8 pp · low precision | 8.1% | 15.1% | Not ranked: low precision |
| Commutes of 45 minutes or longer B08303 | 17.7% ±13.5 pp · low precision | 15.2% | 16.5% | Not ranked: low precision |
| Households without a vehicle B08201 | 7.5% ±5.8 pp · low precision | 8.4% | 8.4% | Not ranked: low precision |
Positions compare St. Francisville with Louisiana places in this directory whose estimate has a coefficient of variation of 30% or less (survey measures) or a published PEP value. The marker runs from the lowest value (left) to the highest (right); it is a description, not a score or a recommendation. 7 measures are shown in grey because the survey margin of error is too wide to rank reliably.
How many people live in St. Francisville?
The latest official estimate is 1,484 residents on July 1, 2025. It ranks 8,777th by population nationally and 132nd in Louisiana among this directory’s PEP places. Population changed by 18 residents between the 2024 and 2025 estimates. These are annual estimates, not census enumerations.
| Reference date | Population | Change from previous estimate |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2020 | 1,539 | Separate from April 2020 base |
| July 1, 2021 | 1,558 | +19 |
| July 1, 2022 | 1,536 | -22 |
| July 1, 2023 | 1,517 | -19 |
| July 1, 2024 | 1,502 | -15 |
| July 1, 2025 | 1,484 | -18 |
From the revised April 2020 base to July 2025, the change is −67 residents (-4.3%). This is a within-vintage comparison. Boundary adjustments can affect both the estimates and their interpretation.
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Where are the boundaries?
- Entity and stable identifier
- St. Francisville town, Louisiana · Incorporated town · 2267215
- Counties or equivalents · 2025 boundaries
- West Feliciana Parish
- Metropolitan or micropolitan context · July 2023 delineations
- Baton Rouge, LA — Metropolitan Statistical Area County associations use Census PEP county place parts. Each county is matched by FIPS code to the official CBSA list; a city can span several counties or statistical areas. A missing association can reflect an area outside a CBSA or changed county codes between vintages. City figures on this page remain place-level statistics.
- Land area
- 1.8 square miles · 2025 Gazetteer
- Water area
- 0.0 square miles · 2025 Gazetteer
- Approximate population density
- 813 residents per square mile of land
- Internal point
- 30.784234°, -91.376417° · Census geographic reference point
Density divides the July 2025 estimate by 2025 Gazetteer land area, so it is approximate. The internal point is a locator, not an address. Census place profile reference .
Income and poverty
| Measure / survey universe | City estimate ± MOE | State estimate ± MOE | U.S. estimate ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income Households · USD/year | $57,105 ±$11,097 | $60,756 ±$408 | $80,734 ±$166 |
| Per-capita income Total population · USD/year | $24,795 ±$4,567 | $35,038 ±$248 | $44,673 ±$122 |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty level | 453 ±272 · low precision | 27.0% ±14.2 pp · low precision |
Household income combines the incomes of everyone in a household; per-capita income divides all income by every resident. The poverty rate is 27.0% (±14.2 percentage points · low precision) under the official Census definition.
Home values, rent and tenure
| Measure / survey universe | City estimate ± MOE | State estimate ± MOE | U.S. estimate ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median owner-occupied home value Owner-occupied housing units · USD | $275,000 ±$45,111 | $216,500 ±$1,367 | $332,700 ±$236 |
| Median gross rent Renter-occupied units paying cash rent · USD/month | $1,083 ±$63 | $1,064 ±$8 | $1,413 ±$2 |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Owner occupied | 368 ±115 | 59.0% ±11.1 pp |
| Renter occupied | 256 ±104 | 41.0% ±13.1 pp |
Owner-occupied units make up 59.0% of occupied housing. Gross rent includes estimated tenant-paid utilities and home values are owners’ own estimates; both cover 2020–2024 leases and homes rather than current listings. The median home value is 4.8 times the median household income.
See housing units, occupancy, rent burden and homeowner costs .
Monthly rent by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Monthly gross rent | 90% margin of error | Precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| No bedroom (studio) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1 bedroom | $330 | ±$9 | Estimate with MOE |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,121 | ±$58 | Estimate with MOE |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,118 | ±$42 | Estimate with MOE |
| 4 bedrooms | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 5 or more bedrooms | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Census table B25031 describes renter-occupied units paying cash rent within this exact place geography. Gross rent includes contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities. These survey medians include existing leases across 2020–2024; they are not current apartment listings. Missing categories stay unavailable, and open-ended medians remain ranges. Small bedroom categories can have large margins of error. Download source values and provenance .
Employment among residents
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| In the labor force | 636 ±187 | 52.6% ±5.0 pp |
| Not in the labor force | 573 ±213 | 47.4% ±11.7 pp |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Civilian employed | 599 ±185 | 94.2% ±8.9 pp |
| Civilian unemployed | 37 ±48 · low precision | 5.8% ±7.4 pp · low precision |
These estimates describe residents of St. Francisville wherever they work; jobs at workplaces inside the city appear under jobs located in St. Francisville. They are 2020–2024 averages, not a current monthly unemployment rate.
Which industries employ residents?
Education, health care and social assistance is the largest of the published broad industry groups among employed residents: 40.9% (245 people; ±8.7 percentage points). The estimate covers residents’ industries wherever they work, rather than employers located inside the place.
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
| Construction | 65 ±62 · low precision | 10.9% ±9.7 pp · low precision |
| Manufacturing | 28 ±26 · low precision | 4.7% ±4.1 pp · low precision |
| Wholesale trade | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
| Retail trade | 24 ±24 · low precision | 4.0% ±3.8 pp · low precision |
| Transportation, warehousing and utilities | 18 ±24 · low precision | 3.0% ±4.0 pp · low precision |
| Information | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste services | 66 ±76 · low precision | 11.0% ±12.3 pp · low precision |
| Education, health care and social assistance | 245 ±92 | 40.9% ±8.7 pp |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 70 ±74 · low precision | 11.7% ±11.7 pp · low precision |
| Other services, except public administration | 13 ±22 · low precision | 2.2% ±3.6 pp · low precision |
| Public administration | 70 ±54 · low precision | 11.7% ±8.3 pp · low precision |
Occupations among employed residents
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | 300 ±122 | 50.1% ±13.3 pp |
| Service occupations | 123 ±96 · low precision | 20.5% ±14.8 pp · low precision |
| Sales and office | 81 ±47 · low precision | 13.5% ±6.5 pp |
| Natural resources, construction and maintenance | 62 ±59 · low precision | 10.4% ±9.3 pp · low precision |
| Production, transportation and material moving | 33 ±30 · low precision | 5.5% ±4.6 pp · low precision |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Management occupations | 57 ±40 · low precision | 9.5% ±6.0 pp · low precision |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 113 ±77 · low precision | 18.9% ±11.4 pp · low precision |
| Health practitioners and technical occupations | 63 ±46 · low precision | 10.5% ±6.9 pp · low precision |
| Sales and related occupations | 20 ±23 · low precision | 3.3% ±3.7 pp · low precision |
| Transportation occupations | 0 ±20 · low precision | 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision |
The detailed groups are subsets of the broad groups and should not be added to them.
How residents get to work
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Drove alone | 423 ±126 | 72.3% ±30.8 pp |
| Carpooled | 63 ±68 · low precision | 10.8% ±11.2 pp · low precision |
| Public transportation | 0 ±14 · low precision | 0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision |
| Taxi or ride-hailing | 0 ±14 · low precision | 0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision |
| Motorcycle | 0 ±14 · low precision | 0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision |
| Bicycle | 0 ±14 · low precision | 0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision |
| Walked | 0 ±14 · low precision | 0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision |
| Other means | 17 ±26 · low precision | 2.9% ±4.4 pp · low precision |
| Worked from home | 82 ±79 · low precision | 14.0% ±12.8 pp · low precision |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 minutes | 186 ±91 | 37.0% ±14.5 pp |
| 15–29 minutes | 162 ±77 | 32.2% ±11.9 pp |
| 30–44 minutes | 66 ±49 · low precision | 13.1% ±8.9 pp · low precision |
| 45–59 minutes | 21 ±18 · low precision | 4.2% ±3.4 pp · low precision |
| 60 minutes or longer | 68 ±70 · low precision | 13.5% ±13.4 pp · low precision |
| Category | Count ± MOE | Share ± MOE (pp) |
|---|---|---|
| No vehicle available | 47 ±38 · low precision | 7.5% ±5.8 pp · low precision |
Travel times cover workers who did not work from home. Vehicle availability is counted per household, not per driver.
Households and residents
Median age is 28.1 years (±11.8). The demographic profile covers age groups, race and Hispanic origin, household types, nativity, languages, education and moves, each compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
How many jobs are located in St. Francisville?
Employers in St. Francisville reported 2,375 jobs in 2023, +22.5% compared with 2019 (1,939 jobs). That is 156.6 jobs for every 100 residents in the July 2023 population estimate — more jobs than residents, so the place draws workers from surrounding areas. These are jobs at workplaces inside the city limits, wherever the workers live, unlike resident employment figures.
| Industry | Jobs | Share of local jobs | Louisiana share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 599 | 25.2% | 10.2% |
| Educational services | 480 | 20.2% | 8.5% |
| Health care and social assistance | 397 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 292 | 12.3% | 3.7% |
| Retail trade | 265 | 11.2% | 11.8% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 108 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 70 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Construction | 58 | 2.4% | 7.4% |
| Public administration | 49 | 2.1% | 4.4% |
| Other services, except public administration | 15 | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 13 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Information | 9 | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| Administrative, support and waste management services | 8 | 0.3% | 5.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 7 | 0.3% | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 0.2% | 7.6% |
| Group | Jobs | Share | Louisiana share |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,250 a month or less | 584 | 24.6% | 19.1% |
| $1,251 to $3,333 a month | 707 | 29.8% | 30.6% |
| More than $3,333 a month | 1,084 | 45.6% | 50.3% |
| Age 29 or younger | 670 | 28.2% | 22.4% |
| Age 30 to 54 | 1,202 | 50.6% | 53.6% |
| Age 55 or older | 503 | 21.2% | 24.1% |
Accommodation and food services is the largest sector for jobs located in St. Francisville (25.2% of local jobs, compared with 10.2% statewide). Earnings bands describe what each job pays per month, not household income, and a worker can hold more than one job.
Source: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) 8.4, workplace area characteristics, all jobs, second-quarter reference date. Census blocks are summed to 2024 place boundaries. Includes private, state and local government and federal civilian jobs; excludes self-employment, military and informal work. Counts include confidentiality noise and are less precise for small places.
Nearby station climate normals
No station in the retained NOAA release meets our complete standard-normal criteria within 25 km of this place’s Census internal point. We leave local climate values unavailable. Use NOAA’s station lookup to inspect other locations and their coverage.
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Sources and data notes
Population: Census PEP Vintage 2025, published May 14, 2026. Survey measures: ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates, published January 29, 2026, dollar figures in 2024 dollars. Geography: Census 2025 Gazetteer, with simplified 2024 state outlines for the locator. Statistical estimates and derived values use the same retained records in profiles, comparison, filters and downloads.
Climate uses NOAA 1991–2020 station normals (v1.0.1); jobs located in the city use LEHD LODES 8.4. Crime, school assignments and hazard scores are not inferred from these datasets, and missing values are never treated as zero. Inspect original sources, read calculation details, download this place’s source observations , or submit a correction.