Chalmette.
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Louisiana·St. Bernard County
9 tracts·24K people·$215K median·3,337/mi²
White 52 · Black 27 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 38 · Other 38 · Living alone 25
Health 26 · Retail 24 · Manufacturing 22 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 8 · Professional 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 24 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 13 · Production · transport 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chalmette is $214,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Chalmette has 22,616 residents across 9 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 51.6% White, 27.4% Black, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.9% (Census ACS).
Lacoste Elementary School (48%) and Chalmette Elementary School (35%) lead the elementary schools; Andrew Jackson Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%); Chalmette High School (42%) and C.F. Rowley Alternative School (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,110/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chalmette is $54,904 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Chalmette, median rent is $1,110/month and the median home value is $214,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 66 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chalmette are lightning (81), heat wave (56) and cold wave (54), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chalmette, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).