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District 7, St. Mary Parish, LA

5,445 Population
2.5 square miles 2,181.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.6 ±3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Mary Parish: 39.7 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,565 ±$3,324 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in St. Mary Parish: $28,265 ±$1,551
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,507 ±$8,757 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in St. Mary Parish: $52,576 ±$3,030
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.2% ±7.7% (1,262  ±453) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Mary Parish: 20.8% † 9,809 (±2.6% / ±1,218)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±5.3 (53,930  ±16,369) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in St. Mary Parish: 23.2 414,510 (±1.9 / ±40,084)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,923 ±251 Number of households
  • St. Mary Parish: 18,463 ±468
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (5,445  ±716) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in St. Mary Parish: 2.6 47,101 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±2.4% (24  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 4.9% † 495 (±1.6% / ±160)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,367 ±261 Number of housing units
  • St. Mary Parish: 22,507 ±85
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,300 ±$25,573 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in St. Mary Parish: $138,900 ±$8,393
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±6.6% (811  ±376.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in St. Mary Parish: 10.9% † 5,137 (±2.1% / ±976)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.7% ±6.1% (3,000  ±496.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in St. Mary Parish: 80.3% 26,107 (±3.4% / ±1,093.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.9% ±3.9% (636  ±173.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in St. Mary Parish: 13.7% † 4,438 (±1.6% / ±515.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.5% ±5.6% (625  ±318) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in St. Mary Parish: 5% 2,369
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±2.6% (231  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Mary Parish: 5.1% † 1,852 (±0.9% / ±316)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
231 Total veterans ±111 220 Male ±112 11 Female ±19

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