Saint Joseph Church

The community around Saint Joseph Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 57.3%
• Obesity: 45.4%
• Food Insecurity: 36.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Poverty Rate: 32.1% (18.9–45.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 26.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
• Diabetes: 20.9%
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
• Unemployment: 11.6% (0.4–22.9%)
• Depression: 25.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Joseph Church

• Emanuel Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Rose Hill Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away in Belle Rose, LA
• First Baptist Church of Smoke Bend — 2.5 mi away
• Saint Jules Catholic Church — 2.5 mi away in Belle Rose, LA
• Saint James United Methodist Church — 2.5 mi away in Belle Rose, LA
• First Israel Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away in Belle Rose, LA
• Greater Israel Baptist Church — 2.8 mi away in Belle Rose, LA
• Faith Christian Center — 3 mi away
• Global Impact — 3 mi away
• Second Mount Olive Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away