Chalmette is a city located in St. Bernard Parish Louisiana. Chalmette has a 2020 population of 23,851. Chalmette is currently declining at a rate of 0.00% annually and its population has increased by 42.39% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 16,751 in 2010.
The average household income in Chalmette is $55,285 with a poverty rate of 22.36%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $960 per month, and the median house value is $152,900. The median age in Chalmette is 32.8 years, 31.7 years for males, and 33.5 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Chalmettewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 16,417 | 68.83% |
Black or African American | 5,287 | 22.17% |
Asian | 811 | 3.40% |
Two or More Races | 735 | 3.08% |
Some Other Race | 458 | 1.92% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 128 | 0.54% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 15 | 0.06% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 7,544 | 3.12 | 56 |
Married | 2,684 | 3.88 | 74.3 |
Non Family | 2,428 | 1.32 | 48.4 |
Female | 1,836 | 4 | 41.6 |
Male | 596 | 4.39 | 48.7 |
3.82
Average Family Size
3.12
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 855 | 5.63% |
9th to 12th Grade | 2,086 | 13.74% |
High School Graduate | 4,713 | 31.05% |
Some College | 4,576 | 30.15% |
Associates Degree | 1,201 | 7.91% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,234 | 8.13% |
Graduate Degree | 512 | 3.37% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 10,523 | 8,468 | 1,059 |
Black | 2,547 | 2,189 | 342 |
Hispanic | 1,339 | 983 | 172 |
Asian | 496 | 366 | 161 |
Other Race | 294 | 227 | 44 |
2+ Races | 270 | 231 | 12 |
Native American | 103 | 57 | |
Islander | 15 | 15 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 32.46%.
$32,481
Average Earnings
$39,606
Average Male
$27,985
Average Female
88.55% of Chalmette residents speak only English, while 11.45% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 6.99% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 14,408 | 2,659 | 18.46% |
Black | 5,149 | 1,852 | 35.97% |
Hispanic | 2,529 | 542 | 21.43% |
Multiple | 730 | 178 | 24.38% |
Asian | 811 | 113 | 13.93% |
Other | 92 | NaN% | |
Native | 128 | 17 | 13.28% |
22.36%
Overall Poverty Rate
20.60%
Male Poverty Rate
24.00%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Chalmette is Black, with 35.97% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Chalmette is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.36%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.45%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 35.07%.
33.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
35.9%
Male Marriage Rate
31.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 531 | 4.18% |
Black | 103 | 3.30% |
Hispanic | 20 | 1.24% |
Other Race | 19 | 5.96% |
2+ Races | 7 | 1.91% |
9.77%
Veteran Poverty Rate
34.50%
Veteran Disability Rate
60.9%
Labor Force Participation
54.2%
Employment Rate
10.9%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
80.84%
Born in Chalmette
93.05%
Native Born
6.95%
Foreign Born
3.90%
Non Citizen
3.04%
Naturalized
93.05% of Chalmette residents were born in the United States, with 80.84% having been born in Louisiana. 3.90% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 23,851 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 23,851 | 0.00% | |
2020 | 23,851 | 0.00% | |
2019 | 23,851 | 249 | 1.05% |
2018 | 23,602 | 695 | 3.03% |
2017 | 22,907 | 562 | 2.52% |
2016 | 22,345 | 1,034 | 4.85% |
2015 | 21,311 | 1,936 | 9.99% |
2014 | 19,375 | 1,356 | 7.53% |
2013 | 18,019 | 1,356 | 8.14% |
2012 | 16,663 | 2,149 | 14.81% |
2011 | 14,514 | -2,237 | -13.35% |
2010 | 16,751 | 0.00% |