Saint John Baptist Church

Saint John Baptist Church is a church in Monroe, LA 71201. It is one of 195 churches in Monroe.

Monroe, LA, 71201

Saint John Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint John Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 75.5%
  • Obesity: 50.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.3% (30.2–52.4%)
  • Food Insecurity: 40.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.8%
  • Diabetes: 22.3%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
  • Unemployment: 11.7% (4.7–19.4%)
  • Depression: 24.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.0% (5.0–17.0%)

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

Monroe city is served by 86 churches — about one congregation for every 472 residents.

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