COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

St. Mary Parish

Louisiana · 53,500 residents · 559 sq mi

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St. Mary Parish is home to 53,500 people in Louisiana. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. The poverty rate is 23.6%, above the 12.4% national rate. Median home value sits at $63,100. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The median household earns $28,072, about 34% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

53,500

−8%since 1990

from 58,086 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

+15%since 1990

from 29.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

559 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.4%(3,965)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.4%(4,480)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(4,558)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.2%(4,404)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(3,134)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.6%(6,730)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(8,615)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.8%(6,842)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.1%(4,873)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.4%(3,422)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.5%(1,885)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(592)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,072

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,980 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,399

+53%since 1990

from $8,777 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

23.6%

−3.4 ptssince 1990

from 27.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,100

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $291 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

73.9%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 68.6% in 1990

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic65%(37,758)

Black31.2%(18,148)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,254)

Asian1.6%(914)

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.8%(33,051)

Black31.7%(16,945)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,152)

Asian1.6%(854)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(1,969)

Central American2.7%(1,305)

Honduran2.1%(1,020)

Guatemalan0.5%(231)

Cuban0.4%(203)

Puerto Rican0.4%(169)

Dominican0.3%(136)

South American0.2%(95)

Chilean0.2%(93)

Panamanian0.1%(32)

Nicaraguan0%(22)

Spaniard0%(17)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(458)

Chinese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(61)

Samoan0%(18)

Chamorro0%(17)

Ancestry

French12.9%(6,185)

German5.8%(2,788)

American5.2%(2,484)

Irish4.4%(2,115)

English4.4%(2,101)

Italian3.6%(1,712)

French Canadian2.3%(1,122)

Scottish0.3%(137)

Russian0.2%(117)

Czech0.2%(107)

Welsh0.2%(107)

Greek0.2%(103)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(71)

Subsaharan African0.1%(63)

Dutch0.1%(57)

Arab0.1%(40)

Belgian0.1%(36)

Polish0.1%(36)

Lebanese0.1%(35)

Swedish0.1%(35)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Danish0%(19)

Haitian0%(19)

Norwegian0%(18)

Canadian0%(9)

Croatian0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(9)

Barbadian0%(9)

Austrian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Macedonian0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Palestinian0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 8.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

65.9%

+7.9 ptssince 1990

from 58.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.5%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

−22%since 1990

from 17.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.8%(5,766)

Married56.9%(11,024)

Widowed3.4%(654)

Divorced9.9%(1,927)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(4,972)

Married53.8%(11,378)

Widowed12.5%(2,640)

Divorced10.2%(2,148)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 20.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(387)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(406)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.9%(720)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(108)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,852 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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