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About Chalmette, Louisiana
Chalmette

Chalmette ( shal-MET) is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the parish seat of, St. Bernard Parish in southeastern Louisiana, United States. The 2010 census reported that Chalmette had 16,751 people; 2011 population was listed as 17,119; however, the pre-Katrina population was 32,069 at the 2000 census. At the 2020 U.S. census, its population rebounded to 21,562. Chalmette is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Chalmette is located east of downtown New Orleans and south of Arabi, towards Lake Borgne.

The community was named for plantation owner Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette. Chalmette was appended to the family name after acquiring their Louisiana plantation, in honour of Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino's paternal great-grandmother, Antoinette Chalmette (died 1711) "Chalmette," in French, means pasture, or fallow land, (and traces to the Proto-Celtic word "kalm").

Gender
Gender Chalmette Louisiana Country
Female 49.1% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 50.9% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Chalmette Louisiana Country
Less than $10,000 12.8% 8.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9% 12.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.9% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.9% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.7% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.4% 4.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Chalmette Louisiana Country
< 9th Grade 5% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 13% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 33% 27.0%
Other College 30% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Chalmette Louisiana Country
White 60.5% 58.3% 60.1%
African American 23.5% 31.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 3.3% 1.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.7% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.6% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity