Living in St. Mary Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 19,856 households are located in St. Mary Parish School District area. Among them, 4,817 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.49 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,956 and 11,182 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,407) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (4,019) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of St. Mary Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	19,856
Population	50,112
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,817 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,956
Total Students	11,182
Pre-Kindergarten	772
Kindergarten	601
Grade 1-8	5,527
Grade 9-12	2,616
College/Graduate School	1,666
Veterans	38,564
Non-citizen	1,407
Non-English Home Language	4,019
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

40,082 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,145 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,084 people are in civilian labor force and 61 are in armed labor force. 19,256 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for St. Mary Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,902	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,088	85.11%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,725	9.13%
Public transportation	16	0.08%
Walked	309	1.63%
Other method	302	1.60%
Worked from home	462	2.44%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,256	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,725	24.54%
Service	3,250	16.88%
Sales and office	4,608	23.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,586	13.43%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,087	21.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,256	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,790	9.30%
Construction	1,152	5.98%
Manufacturing	2,544	13.21%
Wholesale trade	518	2.69%
Retail trade	2,483	12.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,011	5.25%
Information	246	1.28%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	751	3.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,200	6.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,703	19.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,984	10.30%
Other services, except public administration	1,026	5.33%
Public administration	848	4.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,256	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,953	82.85%
Government workers	2,431	12.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	844	4.38%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,359 for the 19,856 households in St. Mary Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $33,507. 46,190 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.03%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,856	-
Less than $10,000	2,324	11.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,168	5.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,165	10.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,040	15.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,387	17.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,432	17.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,742	8.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,639	8.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	502	2.53%
More than $200,000	457	2.30%
Median Household Income	$40,485	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,359	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,354	-
Less than $10,000	843	7.42%
$10,000 - $14,999	413	3.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,096	9.65%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,457	12.83%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,761	15.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,003	17.64%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,445	12.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,445	12.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	459	4.04%
More than $200,000	432	3.80%

Median Family Income	$50,871	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,775	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,507	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,853	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,853	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	50,188	-
With health insurance coverage	46,190	92.03%
Public coverage	26,994	53.79%
Private health insurance	24,730	49.27%
Without health insurance coverage	3,998	7.97%

Housing

There are 23,504 housing units in St. Mary Parish School District area, Louisiana with 19,856 units (84.48%) occupied. 12,056 houses (60.72%) are occupied by owner and 7,800 houses (39.28%) are rented. The average housing value is $106,900 and the average rental cost is $781. 384 houses (1.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,234 houses (9.50%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,504	-
Occupied	19,856	84.48%
Owner Occupied	12,056	60.72%
Renter Occupied	7,800	39.28%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,961	67.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	181	0.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,755	11.72%
Mobile Homes	4,561	19.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	46	0.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,504	-
Built 2014 or later	384	1.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	529	2.25%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,277	9.69%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,766	11.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,398	14.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,376	22.87%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,971	16.89%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,569	10.93%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,234	9.50%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,504	-
1 room	198	0.84%
2 rooms	284	1.21%
3 rooms	1,390	5.91%
4 rooms	3,811	16.21%
5 rooms	7,359	31.31%
6 rooms	5,272	22.43%
7 rooms	2,354	10.02%
8 rooms	1,399	5.95%
9 rooms or more	1,437	6.11%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,504	-
no bedroom	205	0.87%
1 bedroom	1,718	7.31%
2 bedrooms	5,934	25.25%
3 bedrooms	13,062	55.57%
4 bedrooms	2,200	9.36%
5 bedrooms or more	385	1.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,056	-
Less than $50,000	2,642	21.91%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,032	25.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,310	19.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,107	17.48%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,300	10.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	428	3.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	156	1.29%
$1,000,000 or more	81	0.67%
Median House Value	$106,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,172	-
Less than $500	614	11.87%
$500 - $999	3,629	70.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	872	16.86%
$1,500 - $1,999	51	0.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	6	0.12%
Median Rental Costs	$781	-

Demographic

A total of 50,968 people lives in St. Mary Parish School District area, Louisiana with 25,211 male and 25,757 female. The males to female ratio is 49.46 to 50.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	50,968	-
Male	25,211	49.46%
Female	25,757	50.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,968	-
Under 5 years	3,512	6.89%
5 - 9 years	3,061	6.01%
10 - 14 years	3,723	7.30%
15 - 19 years	3,261	6.40%
20 - 24 years	2,901	5.69%
25 - 34 years	6,565	12.88%
35 - 44 years	6,055	11.88%
45 - 54 years	6,728	13.20%
55 - 59 years	3,521	6.91%
60 - 64 years	3,448	6.77%
65 - 74 years	4,764	9.35%
75 - 84 years	2,483	4.87%
85 years and older	946	1.86%
Median Age	39.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,968	-
One Race	48,777	95.70%
White	30,016	58.89%
Black or African American	15,531	30.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	836	1.64%
Asian	734	1.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.02%
Other	1,649	3.24%

Two or more races	2,191	4.30%
White and Black or African American	1,225	2.40%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	321	0.63%
White and Asian	193	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	133	0.26%

Living in St. Mary Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic