St. Gabriel, Louisiana

Population

Growing. Up 8.5% since 2020.

6,987

people, the 49th-largest of Louisiana's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Louisiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

94.9%

of 3,449 jobs located in St. Gabriel are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 284% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,017

a month. Louisiana's median is $1,064.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $463.

A $463 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Iberville Parish.

• $627 Tract 9530
• $1,090 Tract 9529.01

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,396–$2,094

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,017 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

41% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 707 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 41% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.8% to the 1,873 homes here.

8–34

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 10% more than Louisiana's.

$239,200

median home value in St. Gabriel.

• $239,200 St. Gabriel
• $216,500 Louisiana
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year