St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	47,828	4,611,961	334,922,499	1044th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,576	$60,756	$80,734	2626th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	38.0	38.9	2201st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.6%	27.0%	35.7%	2976th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$138,900	$216,500	$332,700	2402nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$848	$1,064	$1,413	1762nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.8%	18.9%	12.5%	477th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.3%	5.2%	984th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	85.6	106.7	n/a	1095th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	4.9%	14.1%	979th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2478th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	67.4%	65.2%	2436th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	25.7	26.4	1850th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	8.1%	15.1%	2535th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1584th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.6%	41.8%	46.9%	2820th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.4%	n/a	n/a	1373rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.8%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.8%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.9	58.9	61.4

Age in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	39.7	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	18,463	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.3%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,265	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.8%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.8%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	22,507	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$545	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	19.7%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.2%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.7%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.1%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.3%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.9%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	6.4%	16.7%

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