St. Mary Parish, LA Demographic Data
St. Mary Parish, LA Summary
St. Mary Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 54,174
- Area: 1,119.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 555.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 564.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 48.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. Mary Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
26,849
51%
50.8
Male
26,204
49%
49.2
Total Population
53,053
323,128,000
St. Mary Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,633
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,511
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,665
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,452
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,610
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,843
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,394
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,353
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,539
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,379
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,509
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,277
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
888
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
39,972
75.3%
77.2
Female
20,414
51.1%
51.3
Male
19,558
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
38,083
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,714
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,674
14.5%
15.2
Female
4,272
55.7%
55.8
Male
3,402
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
St. Mary Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
51,335
96.8%
96.8
White
31,942
60.2%
72.6
Black or African American
16,655
31.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
572
1.1%
0.8
Asian
902
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
149
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
53
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
18
0.0%
0.2
Korean
7
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
630
1.2%
0.6
Other Asian
44
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
8
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,256
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,718
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,431
6.5%
17.8
Mexican
2,115
4.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
284
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
120
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
912
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
49,622
93.5%
82.2
St. Mary Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,045
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,592
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
16,649
47.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,688
16.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,344
3.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,680
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,184
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,637
21.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,545
78.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,864
11.0%
31.2
St. Mary Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
16,318
38.6%
33.7%
Now Married
16,688
39.5%
47.5
Divorced
5,157
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
1,170
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
2,911
6.9
5.8%
St. Mary Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
44,364
89.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,056
10.2%
21.6%
Spanish
2,588
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,495
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
902
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
71
0.1%
1.1%
St. Mary Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,154
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,333
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,815
14.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,388
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,286
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,678
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,697
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,768
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
556
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
489
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
40,771
57,617
Per capita income
21,989
31,128
St. Mary Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,966
9.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,566
12.2%
9.8
Construction
1,337
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,722
17.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
891
4.2%
6.6
Information
235
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,952
14.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,188
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,312
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,127
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,127
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
996
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
643
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,324
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,289
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,765
22.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,657
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,027
19.1%
18.1%
St. Mary Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,730
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,047
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,997
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
102
0.5%
5.1
Walked
601
2.9%
2.7
Other means
645
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
338
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
St. Mary Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,645
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,046
44.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,867
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,606
12.9%
21.0
St. Mary Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
20,164
86.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,091
64.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,073
35.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,042
13.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
St. Mary Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,206
1 room
602
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
225
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
1,721
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
4,240
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
6,565
28.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,794
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
2,682
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
1,200
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,177
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
St. Mary Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
23,206
1-unit, detached
15,406
66.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
251
1.1%
5.9
2-units
726
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
686
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
768
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
350
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
446
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
4,497
19.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
76
0.3%
0.1
St. Mary Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,373
5.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,404
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,734
11.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,581
15.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,293
22.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,291
14.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,713
11.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,321
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
460
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
36
0.2%
1.4%
St. Mary Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,262
31.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
108
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
13,726
68.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
40
0.2%
1.1
St. Mary Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,148
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
56
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
126
2.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
224
4.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
258
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
651
12.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,602
31.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,231
43.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,684
52.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
686
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
623
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
224
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
887
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
St. Mary Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,045
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
10
0.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
569
11.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,116
22.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,247
64.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,028
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
688
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
879
17.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
718
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
604
12.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
625
12.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
346
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,786
36.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,115
0.0%
0.0%
St. Mary Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,091
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,367
25.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,455
26.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,510
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,814
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,278
9.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
496
3.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
129
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,500
205,000
